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What are the steps in the appeal process?

Click one of the links below for a brief explanation as provided by Paul G. Deutsch, M.D., Medical Director.

What's new in Medical Review?

Why should you check medical review? Here is what Gail Rounds has to say.

Have your heard about LCDs and NCDs?

If you are not familiar with them and provide services to Medicare patients then you do need to know what they are and how to find them. Here is an explanation provided by Gail Rounds.

What Does PCA Stand For And What Should You Know About It?

George Costantino, M.D., Medical Director, provides an explanation.

Who's Who in Medical Review?

See the faces and hear the voices of the people behind Empire Medicare's Medical Review department for New York Part B.