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Writing Letters of Medical Necessity for Seating and Wheelchairs

Course: #4424Level: Intermediate 2 Hours 1181 Reviews
Recorded Webinar

This course covers the details of what to include in a letter of medical necessity. Examples are given along the way to support different types of chairs and seating and different scenarios for when insurance companies ask for information.

Course created on August 17, 2022

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Course Type: Recorded Webinar

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Learning Outcomes

  • checkmarkAfter this course, participants will be able to incorporate three items from the client evaluation into the letter of medical justification.
  • checkmarkAfter this course, participants will be able to compare and contrast two different writing styles that can be used when writing a letter of medical justification.
  • checkmarkAfter this course, participants will be able to list three sources to gather information when writing a letter of medical justification.

Agenda

0-15 Minutes Background, review of learning outcomes
15-30 Minutes Roles and Responsibilities- where to gather good information
30-45 Minutes Gathering Information for a letter
45-60 Minutes Sections of letters of medical necessity
60-70 Minutes Writing Styles
70-85 Minutes Replying to Missing Information Letters
85-95 Minutes Replying to a Denial
95-115 Minutes Keeping the client informed
115-120 Minutes Summary, Q&A

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Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Lindsey Veety received an honorarium for presenting this course.
Non-financial: Lindsey Veety has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.


Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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