Why are there pink visits on the Patient's calendar?

Visits highlighted in pink on a patient’s calendar indicate that the visit is unauthorized. Hovering over the red Thumbs Down icon displays a pop-up message indicating the reason the visit is not authorized.

Unauthorized Visit Reason (Pink)

A visit may have multiple unauthorization reasons. Hovering over the icon shows a single reason at a time. If corrected, then the second reason displays.

The following table provides a list of scenarios, the associated unauthorized visit reason, and a description for each.

Scenario

Unauthorized Visit Reason

Description

Exceeds Guardrail Limit Insufficient Authorization - Guardrails Visit does not have sufficient authorization because of a monthly guardrail limit
Additional Rules Additional Rules - Failed Validation Visit fails Additional Rules validation
Service Code Authorization not available with this Service Code Either missing the service code or the service code is not valid for the Authorization Type
No Authorization Authorization Not Available No authorization available for the visit
Visit Out of Authorized Date Range Authorization Not Available Visit falls outside of the visit start and end date
Visit less than 15 Minutes Visit less than 15 Minutes Visit is less than 15 minutes
Blackout Date Blackout Date Visit is on the blackout date
Daily Period Type Authorization with Time Restrictions Insufficient Authorization Visit is scheduled outside of Daily Period Type time restrictions
Manual Authorization Manual Authorization Manual intervention required due to a manual authorization
Missed Visit - Travel Time Insufficient Authorization Missed visit Travel Time approval
Weekly, Monthly Authorization (Type 1) Insufficient Authorization Visit exceeds the allowed Max Units per Period
Billing Adjustment to use Authorization Units Insufficient Authorization Billing adjustment causes the visit to not have sufficient authorization
Daily, Weekly, Monthly Authorization (Type 2) Insufficient Authorization Visit exceeds the allowed Max Units for the entire authorization

Primary/Secondary

Contract

Insufficient Authorization Combined Primary and Secondary contract do not have sufficient authorization for a visit
Weekday (Specific Date Type) Visit cannot be scheduled to start on a Weekend Visit is authorized for a specific date type (weekday), but the visit is scheduled on the weekend or holiday
Weekend (Specific Date Type) Visit cannot be scheduled to start on (Weekday unless a Holiday) Visit is authorized for a specific date type (weekend/holiday), but the visit is scheduled on a weekday