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Target audit areas for provider-based department requirements

There is an extensive list of coverage requirements that must be met to furnish outpatient ser­vices to Medicare beneficiaries. Hospitals may find that certain coverage requirements for therapeutic and diagnostic service are more difficult to meet than others, especially in off-campus provider-based departments.

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