A False Claims Act lawsuit accuses UnitedHealthcare Group of a scheme which may have allowed its subsidiaries and other insurers to improperly...Read More »
Note: This attached paper updates the previous Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice by substituting ICD-9 references for ICD-10. It also amends the prior practice brief by adding the following:
Note: “Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice” was...
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