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Industry Note:

Improper Signatures Torpedo Appeals

Published on Fri Oct 09, 2015

Don’t shoot yourself in the foot on your Medicare claims appeals. “A paper appeal (faxed or mailed) must contain a handwritten or electronic signature of the appellant,” HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor Palmetto GBA notes on its website. “If you are currently typing a name in the signature field, copying and pasting an image of a signature, or submitting a form [...]
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