Medicare Providers: What You Need to Know About Signatures & Documentation |
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In the past year, Palmetto GBA has seen an escalating number of errors assessed
by the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Review Contractor due to
signature problems on practitioners’ medical records, x-ray reports and
laboratory/radiology orders. The discovery of CERT errors may lead to increased
scrutiny of future services billed to Medicare. Physician support and
understanding of this important issue are essential to ensuring the accuracy of
Medicare claims. PalmettoGBA encourages you to share this information with your
staff in support of our efforts to assure that claims and supporting
documentation are properly indicated on claims submissions or redetermination
requests.
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/vMasterDID/84VQJV2712?opendocument |
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