Retrospective Review
- Purpose: Confidential second opinion to help guide the Claims Adjuster or Nurse Case Manager on most appropriate next steps after treatment has been rendered
- Scope:
- Plan of care (past and present)
- Medical necessity
- Reasonableness
- Causal relatedness
- Not limited in scope for questions
- Reviewer: Unless otherwise stipulated by the customer, the reviewer will be in active practice and disciplined-matched (MD, DO, DC) to the treatment provider
- Inputs:
- Medical records (no limit)
- Evidence Based Medicine
- Reviewer’s active clinical and academic experience
- Latest medical research
- Jurisdictional guidelines
- Discussion: None with the treatment provider
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