Home Care: NEW SIGNATURE STANDARD HELPS HHAs GET DOC ORDERS QUICKLY
But it doesn't apply to CMNs.As home health agencies ring in the new year, they can also celebrate a change in signature requirements for physician orders.
Starting Jan. 1, Medicare contractors "will accept stamped signatures when they are used by physicians on orders that are being reviewed for medical review purposes," says a bulletin newly posted to the Web sites of durable medical equipment regional carriers Cigna HealthCare and Palmetto GBA.
"Contractors shall not deny claims on the basis of type of signature submitted," echo statements on the Web sites of regional home health intermediaries United...
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