DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2012 Issue 6 (June)

Understand definitions of medical necessity, their impact on your practice

I am often asked how to explain the difference between “medical necessity” and “medical decision-making” when speaking to a clinician. The answer, as you might expect, isn’t as clear as you would like it to be and involves insurance companies, litigation, settlements and physician judgment for specific patients.

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