preauthorization and referrals are an important component in securing insurance payments. Review the referral and preauthorization processes and answer the following questions:

• What are the differences between a referral and a preauthorization?
• In what ways can a medical specialist request a preauthorization?
• What process is taken when a specialist's office is treating a referred patient?
• Topic 2: As mentioned in the Presentation for Points, compliant billing, established through proper code linkage, is important to a healthy revenue cycle in a medical practice. the topics of code linkage and compliant billing and answer the following questions:
• Explain the importance of code linkage
• Identify possible consequences of billing incorrectly