Field Description - Patient Referral Authorization Status

The Patient Referral Authorization Status describes the phase of the referral.

Statuses

A

Approved.  

Tip:  INSight automatically sets this Status if the Authorization Number is changed.  You can maintain it manually.

D

Denied.  You manually maintain this status if the referral is denied by the insurance carrier.

E

Expired.  INSight updates the referral with this status when the referral Remaining Visits is 0.

P

Pending.  Manually assigned to referrals having a temporary Authorization Number.

C

Complete.  You manually maintain this status, when the referral is complete.

N

Not applicable.

 

Note:  You can view and maintain the Patient Referral Authorization Status during Patient Entry at the Referral Authorization Window.

Format:  1 character, predefined.  Required.