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We have recently received a notification that CMS is going to do a “prepayment edit” of advanced imaging services because the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing program (CERT) data has identified a high error rate and that the X-ray orders must be signed by the treating physician. However, it is our understanding that X-ray studies do not need a signature and that the medical record alone could support ordering the test. Which is it?
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