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Medicare Medical Necessity: A Guide to Accurate Reimbursement and Full Compliance
Darren Carter, MD

Book: 204 pages + bonus CD-ROM
ISBN 1578392098
HCPro Inc
December 2002
Price $199.00

 

The book and companion CD-ROM, Medicare Medical Necessity, is a comprehensive guide to the Medicare medical necessity requirements and the automated claims processing systems that grew out of them.

This resource offers you explanations for all of the current requirements and guidelines. It gives you concrete, how-to techniques and tools to help you comply with the program and get proper reimbursement. With Medicare Medical Necessity: A Guide to Accurate Reimbursement and Full Compliance, you'll be able to:

  • Decode local medical review policies for a better understanding of what Medicare contractors will or will not cover, and why
  • Use the advance beneficiary notice (ABN) to ensure compliance with Medicare rules. The companion CD-ROM includes a matrix the author developed that shows you the appropriate ABN to use for various claim denials.
  • Find other ways to receive reimbursement for items and services that are denied coverage due to lack of medical necessity
  • Influence the creation of Medicare's national coverage policies by learning how program administrators develop their decisions
  • Check for medical necessity by using a compliant approach that ensures accurate reimbursement and helps you maintain good relationships with your patients

Medicare Medical Necessity covers all aspects of medical necessity, including regulation, compliance, clinical decision making, medical coding, and patient coding.

Medical necessity rules are causing enormous revenue losses for Medicare providers, particularly hospitals, who are losing millions of dollars each year due to medical necessity denials. One hospital reported to the author an annual loss of $100,000 in denials on a single lab test that screened for prostate cancer. Whether you have little or no background in Medicare or have a good understanding of the components of the compliance process, Medicare Medical Necessity will help ensure that you receive full and fair reimbursement and help you maintain compliance.

Darren Carter, MD, has written extensively on the topic of Medicare medical necessity and other areas of regulatory compliance. Darren Carter, MD, President and CEO of Provistas, offers his insights and expertise to the Medicare provider community through this resource. He has widely respected expertise in Medicare medical necessity and medical review policy (LMRP) issues.

Book: 204 pages + bonus CD-ROM
ISBN 1578392098
HCPro Inc
December 2002
Price $199.00

 

The book and companion CD-ROM, Medicare Medical Necessity, is a comprehensive guide to the Medicare medical necessity requirements and the automated claims processing systems that grew out of them.

With more than 17 years of experience, HCPro, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated information, education, training, and consulting products and services in the vital areas of healthcare regulation and compliance. The company's mission is to meet the specialized informational, advisory, and educational needs of the healthcare industry. As an acknowledged industry authority in healthcare regulation and compliance, HCPro focuses on providing its clients assistance and expertise in the areas of accreditation, medical staff affairs, credentialing, privileging, medical record management, regulatory compliance, nursing, quality/patient safety, infection control, and workplace safety.

(information from the publisher)

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