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I am having trouble finding any reference regarding teaching physician attestation for inpatient discharge E/M. I have in the past only accepted attestation for a subsequent date of service if signed the same date of the service as the resident note. I now have a resident discharge note and the physician attestation states that she has seen the patient, agrees with the resident and that the Pt may be D/C. The trouble is that it has been signed (EHR) 3 days post-discharge. Is this acceptable? Is there a time limit for physician attestation to be dated? Any help would be appreciated as I cannot seem to find a reference that discusses this, and thank you so much!