Webinar: Establishing Medical Necessity
The presence and documentation of medical necessity is a consistent requirement among third-party payers when they consider payment for medical services. The supply of surgical dressings is no exception. This webinar will define medical necessity and model how you can document the presence of medical necessity when supplying surgical dressings to patients.
At the end of Dr. Lehrman’s presentation stay for a Question & Answer session where he will answer any questions that you might have.
What You Will Learn:
- How to define the medical necessity of surgical dressings.
- How to list three pathologies for which surgical dressings may be medically necessary.
- How to document the medical necessity of surgical dressings.
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Speakers:
Dr. Jeffrey D. Lehrman
Dr. Jeffrey D. Lehrman
Dr. Lehrman is in private practice in Fort Collins, CO and operates Lehrman Consulting, LLC. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Fellow of the American Society of Podiatric Surgeons, and is recognized as a “Master” by the American Professional Wound Care Association. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Podiatric Practice Management and an Expert Panelist on Codingline. In his role as a Consultant to the APMA Health Policy and Practice Department, Dr. Lehrman serves as an advisor to the APMA Coding Committee and the APMA MACRA Task Force. Dr. Lehrman sits on the board of directors of both the American Professional Wound Care Association and the American Society of Podiatric Surgeons. He is also on the editorial advisory board of the journal WOUNDS.
