Come to terms with payers to protect your provider’s revenue stream. “Medical necessity” is an important concept for medical coders and auditors to understand. Health insurance companies (payers) use criteria to determine whether items or services provided to their beneficiaries or members are medically necessary. As a rule, payers will not reimburse for medical procedures, […]
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