This Rapid Tutorial brings to light how the history gathered from the patient leads the provider through a medically appropriate exam and explains how to differentiate between medical necessity and clinical appropriateness. Start your training for this module with a better understanding of how the patient’s history drives the exam on any initial visit and…
Medical Necessity Primers
The core concept of compliant documentation, billing, and coding is that of whether the service would be deemed medically necessary. A keen understanding of the difference between the two is an essential element of running the business of chiropractic. While the service provided may not be different, and the documentation may be similar when a…
Medical Necessity and Case Management
The term, Medical Necessity, doesn’t always land well in the ears of Doctors of Chiropractic. This terminology is driven by third-party payers as a definition of a level of service that must be met to receive their reimbursement. However, medical necessity is also a requirement of most Chiropractic licensing boards and can be in the…