The Record - for physicians and other health care providers to share with their office staffs
May 2013

Check monthly article for medical policy decisions

Are you missing critical and timely information affecting your business? The Blues urge you to read all sections of The Record for policy updates affecting durable medical equipment providers.

Medical and benefit policy changes may appear in the “DME” category or in the recurring article, “Blues highlight medical, benefit policy changes,” found in the “All Providers” section. These changes may affect medical policy guidelines or medical necessity requirements for DME equipment, highlight a product type or refer to new documentation.

We published several DME-related articles in the past 12 months. Many of these appeared in the monthly article titled “Blues highlight medical, benefit policy changes.” Please be sure to read that and other articles in the “All Providers” category each month.

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