Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

Compliance:

Fend Off Chart Blunders With Stellar Documentation

Ensure notes prove medical necessity to thwart MAC ire. If you utilize certain unique codes too often, that could be a problem. You may be labeled an outlier and catch the attention of auditors. Case study: One physician learned that lesson the hard way in January and was indicted by a federal grand jury after the Department of Justice (DOJ) [...]
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