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Brush Up On Signature Guidelines

Published on Fri May 17, 2013

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 [...]
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