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Justify E/M Medical Necessity Coding With These Tips

Think of documentation as components in the patient’s narrative. Medical necessity. You may be familiar with the term, but do you really know what it means? If you don’t, or even if you think you do, it is important that you obtain a clear understanding of it, as the concept was the driving force behind the changes to the office/outpatient [...]
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