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Practice Management:

Know the Ins and Outs of Medical Necessity

Published on Tue Jul 11, 2023

Also: get expert advice on establishing a risk assessment. As a coder, you understand that medical necessity is important, but how deep is your understanding of its impact on your practice? Here, we’ll examine the definition of medical necessity and offer our experts’ advice on how you can shore up holes that could trigger an audit. What Is Medical Necessity? [...]
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