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Medicare Tips:

Sharpen Your Medicare Signature Knowledge

Published on Thu Mar 21, 2024

Resolving your questionable signatures prior to claim submission is key. In your general surgery practice, it’s likely that you encounter Medicare patients regularly mastering the skill of avoiding claim denials due to signature errors is crucial. Here’s why: Medicare mandates that services provided or ordered must be verified by the author. Verification can be achieved through a handwritten or electronic [...]
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