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External Review

Category: Insurance | Difficulty: Intermediate | Priority: Nice-to-know

Clinical Definition

A review of a plan's adverse determination by an independent third-party organization after internal appeals are exhausted or in urgent cases.

Patient-Friendly

A review by specialists outside your insurance company to decide if it should pay for a service it denied.

Related Terms

[[independent review organization (iro); appeal; adverse determination]]

Notes

Usually binding on the plan; often overseen by a state or external entity

Audience

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