tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2013 Issue 10

Compliance: Brush Up On Signature Guidelines

Tread carefully to guard against the wrong use of signatures. Signature requirements for diagnostic testing have gotten tighter — are you sure you’re on top of the new guidelines? The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revised Transmittal 327, Change Request 6698 last November, but the new signature documentation requirements aren’t exactly clear. Make certain you’ve got a firm grasp of what’s expected. Know the Signature Rules CMS’ Change Request 6698 revision came about with the aim of outlining the signature guidelines for medical review by Medicare claims review contractors. The previous instruction required...

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