Pay-per-view: Precertification presents anti-kickback problems
Compliance Monitor, September 19, 2007
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More and more insurers require that physicians obtain precertification, or preauthorization, for costly imaging procedures. This added requirement puts paperwork pressure on referring physicians and leaves the financial bite of noncompliance on radiology departments and imaging facilities that suffer from denied claims. Under this scenario, both sides lose.
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