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MACs, RACs and CERT are on the alert for unsigned charts
by: Julia Kyles, CPC Oct 27, 2017
We all know the saying about documentation: If it wasn't documented, it wasn't done. But don't forget the other part of that saying: If it was documented, but not legibly signed, it still wasn't done.
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MAC: If it’s not a signature, don’t write it on Medicare claims
by: Roy Edroso Oct 3, 2016

It’s only one Medicare administrative contractor (MAC) at the moment, but expect others to join this prohibition against handwritten entries on claims.

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CMS confirms it will kill clinical signature rule
by: Grant Huang Jun 30, 2011

DecisionHealth stock image CMS has finally confirmed that it will axe the clinical signature requirement rule, as we first reported in Part B News way back in February. The rule, which was set to take effect Jan. 1, 2011, would've required all clinical lab orders to be physically signed by ordering physicians. It was delayed to April 1, 2011 after taking a withering barrage of fire from advocacy groups, particularly the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA).

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CMS delays requirement for signatures on labs
by: Grant Huang Jan 10, 2011
CMS is freezing a rule that would require your physicians and non-physician providers (NPPs) to sign requisitions for lab tests. This requirement, introduced in the 2011 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule, was to take effect Jan. 1, 2011 and would've applied to all lab tests paid under the clinical laboratory fee schedule. We covered this issue of lab signatures in a recent edition of the NPP Report.
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