​The AMA Defines Medical Necessity as Services or Procedures That

Multiple Choice

​The AMA defines medical necessity as services or procedures that a prudent physician would provide to a patient in order to prevent,diagnose,or treat an illness,injury,or disease or the associated symptoms in a manner that is:

A) ​in accordance with the generally accepted standard of medical practice
B) ​clinically appropriate in terms of frequency,type,extent,site,and duration
C) ​not for the intended economic benefit of the health plan or purchaser or the convenience of the patient,physician,or other health care provider
D) ​all of the above