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Nab ABN, Forget Worries About Uncovered Services

Published on Tue Nov 22, 2016

Experts: ABN will build patient trust. Occasionally, a patient will present to the practice for an evaluation and management (E/M) service that Medicare might not pay for completely, if at all. If you are unsure about whether Medicare will cover a patient’s E/M service, you should obtain an advance beneficiary notice (ABN) to keep compliant. Without an ABN on file, [...]
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