Here are four to know:
1. Nearly 80 percent of medical claims providers submit to payers have mistakes.
2. This mistake amounts to $68 billion.
2. Practices incorrectly code approximately 55 percent of evaluation and management claims.
4. This error results in $6.7 billion in improper Medicare payments.
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