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Confirm Medical Necessity in Every Chart to Avoid Audit Scrutiny

Published on Fri Mar 11, 2022

Avoid the fate of this otolaryngologist, who could face decades in prison. Have you ever wondered whether your unusually unique code submissions could catch the attention of auditors? If you thought that was just an urban myth, think again. One otolaryngologist learned that lesson the hard way in January and was indicted by a federal grand jury after the Department [...]
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