Health Information Compliance Alert

• Providers and administrative staff who verify CMNs have a CEU opportunity. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced Certificate of Medical Necessity Web-Based Training is now available. More information about the course is at www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNGenInfo. Scroll to the "Related Links Inside CMS" section at the bottom of the page, and select Web Based Training Modules. You will find the "Certificate of Medical Necessity WBT" in the list provided. Upon completion of this course one should be able to:

1) List the items that require a Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN);

2) Identify the responsibilities of Physicians, Physician Assistants,Nurse Practitioners, or Clinical Nurse Specialists as they relate to the CMN;

3) Define medical record documentation;

4) Identify the sections of a CMN;

5) List CMN common Errors; and

6) Identify CMN completion resources.