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Know How Medical Necessity Impacts Coding

Published on Wed May 19, 2021

Here’s how the term can add to your documentation and E/M understanding. 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 [...]
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