Authorizations

Description:

This report displays a list of all authorizations in the system as of the selected day.

Use:

This report allows users to view all authorizations over the selected date range. This report displays any authorizations in effect on any day that falls within the selected date range. The report helps monitor overall authorization information.

Fields and Columns:

Parameters

Use the following fields to limit the report output to:

Field	Description
Payer	the selected payer(s)
Program	the selected program(s)
Service	the selected service(s)
Client	the entered client
Client AR#	the entered client AR number

Report Grouping Tab

Reports are grouped by the following fields. Each change in these fields results in a page break:

Field	Description
Account	the provider agency

Report Output

Each column of the report displays:

Columns	Description
Name	the client's name
ID Type	the type of identifier displayed on the report for the client (M = Medicaid ID, P = Payer ID, C=Client ID, N=Newborn)
Medicaid/Payer ID	the client’s identifier based on the type specified
Payer	the client's payer
Program	the program(s) for the visit
Auth ID	the authorization’s reference ID number provided by the payer
Start/End Date	the start and end date for the authorizations Authorizations that are considered ‘open ended’ may display with an end date that is blank.
Service	the authorization's service
Unit Type	the type of unit (hourly, unit, visit)
Authorized Units	the number of authorized units
Limit	the type of limitation set for the authorization

Sample Report

Authorizations - Sample