Procedures and Services Provided to a Patient Without Proper Authorization

question 36

Multiple Choice

Procedures and services provided to a patient without proper authorization from the payer, or that were not covered by a current authorization, are called __________ services.

• A) approved
• B) denied
• C) submitted
• D) unauthorized

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Definitions:

T Test

A statistical method that evaluates whether there is a significant difference between the averages of two distinct groups.

Research Hypothesis

A statement predicting a significant relationship or effect between variables, often tested against the null hypothesis.

Hypothesized Mean Difference

The expected or predicted difference between the mean values of two groups in a hypothesis test.

Mean Difference

The arithmetic average of the differences between paired observations in a study.