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rayancarla1

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What is the difference between a prospective and a retrospective audit?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

When documentation does NOT support the level of service provided, and a lower-level code should have been selected, this practice is known as__________ .
 
  Fill in the blank with correct word.


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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A prospective audit is done before a claim is submitted; a retrospective audit is completed after reimbursement is received.

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