Medicare Program Integrity Manual (Pub. 100-08), Ch. 7 § 7.2.2.2
Non-Medical Record Review
7.2.2.2 - Non-Medical Record Review
(Rev. 721; Issued: 06-09-17; Effective: 07-11-17; Implementation: 07-11-17)
Non-medical record reviews uses manual intervention, but only to the extent a reviewer
can make a determination based on information on a claim. It does not require clinical
judgment in review of medical record documentation. Contractors shall only perform a
non-medical record review for denials of related claims and/or no receipt of ADR
documentation where such denials cannot be automated.