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title: Uncover E/M Risks Through Billing Patterns [eBrief] | Healthicity
description: Read about an advanced medical auditing method used to uncover hidden audit risks. Increase your payouts related to MDM and medical necessity.
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Uncover E/M Risks Through Billing Patterns [eBrief] | Healthicity

### Is It Medical Necessity or MDM?

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To increase payouts on follow-up visits, both providers and coders need to fully understand how payers define medical necessity and medical decision making (MDM). Follow the tips in this eBrief to correct your risky follow-up visit billing patterns.

- Analyze E/M Visits to Identify Episodic Billing Risks
- Assess Each Provider's E/M Bell Curve Distribution
- Effectively Prepare to Educate Providers

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