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Medical Necessity Errors Result in Over $22 Million Projected Improper Payments for Ob-Gyn

Published on Sat Mar 06, 2021

Find out what E/M codes cause the most mistakes. You know that medical necessity, correct coding, and sufficient documentation are just some of the details you must pay attention to as you submit claims in your ob-gyn office. However, no matter how careful you are, errors can still crop up. Unfortunately, ob-gyns logged an 8.1 percent improper payment rate, resulting [...]
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