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| What is a Pattern & Practice Analysis? |
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| A Pattern and Practice Analysis is a review of a large number of medical claim files by a physician or a group of physicians with a Summary Report detailing the analysis of the medical practice being reviewed. |
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| How is this different from a Medical Record Review? |
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| A Pattern & Practice Analysis is a review of many individual cases with a comparison being made from patient to patient. A Medical Record Review is an analysis of one individual file. The issues being addressed are similar, but the focus in a Pattern & Practice Analysis is on the entire medical practice as opposed to just one patient. |
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| What is the purpose of a Pattern & Practice Analysis? |
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| A Pattern & Practice Analysis is utilized when there is suspicion of fraudulent medical practices. |
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| What is the cost of a Pattern & Practice Analysis? |
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| Each project is priced separately, as there are many factors, such as the amount of medical records in each file, the number of files, the issues, the number of reviewing experts and the medical specialty or specialties involved, etc. |
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| MD Case Strategy, Second Injury Fund, Medical Record Review, Additional Review, Pattern & Practice, and Rebuttal Response. |
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