If you find that your denials management and appeals processes are not being handled correctly by the insurance companies or CMS, contact the ACR’s Coding and Reimbursement Specialist, Melesia Tillman, CCP, CPC, at (404) 633-3777, ext. 820, or visit www.rheumatology.org.
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