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Challenge Your Coding Workflow Beliefs

Published on Tue Sep 20, 2022

Hint: Downcoding can lead to allegations of fraud. If your practice’s claim acceptance rate isn’t where you’d like to be, you may be playing by rules that don’t actually apply. Here are three myths that need revisiting and three examples to help you curb coding complacency. Myth 1: Downcode if You’re Doubtful This myth needs busting because it is incorrect [...]
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