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Healthcare News: MLN Matters article addresses recovery auditor findings regarding renal and urinary tract disorders
Special Edition MLN Matters article #SE1210, “Recovery Auditors Findings Resulting from Medical Necessity Reviews of Renal and Urinary Tract Disorders,” outlines recovery auditor findings upon completion of medical necessity reviews. In the article, which addresses documentation and billing for inpatients, recovery auditors concluded that providers had been admitting patients even for clinical situations for which outpatient observation services would have been appropriate.
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