Which item is not among the five rights of utilization review?

• A. Provider
• B. Services
• C. Setting
• D. Frequency

Answer: (D)

The concept being tested is how utilization review ensures care is appropriate across key dimensions: the patient, the provider, the service, the setting, and the timing of care. The five rights are right patient, right provider, right service, right setting, and right time. These ensure that care is given to the right person, by the right clinician, for the right service, in the right environment, at the right moment in the care plan. Frequency is not listed as one of these rights; it relates to how often care is provided, which falls under the broader consideration of timing or duration rather than being a separate right. So the item that isn’t one of the five rights is frequency. The other options align with the defined rights: provider matches right provider, services matches right service, and setting matches right setting.