Using Outcome Measures to Justify Medical Necessity, Reimbursement (AM2025-OS04)

Using Outcome Measures to Justify Medical Necessity, Reimbursement, and Clinical Accountability in Real-life Settings (AM2025-OS04) 
 
This presentation will primarily target the clinicians whose priority for using outcome measures is justifying medical necessity and reimbursement to assist them with the real-life everyday setting of being accountable for their patients’ needs. Ecological outcome measures which are viewed from the perspective of the physicians and payers expectations to justify medical necessity will be emphasized. Outcome measures and clinical practice guidelines for communication with the Veterans Health Administration physicians and prosthetic clinics will also be discussed. This symposium will challenge the current paradigm and focus on utilizing outcomes practically for clinical accountability to our patients.