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Beware Common Addendum Pitfalls

Published on Fri Jul 14, 2023

Not sure how to legitimately make additions to a patient’s medical record? One MAC offers a helping hand. Medicare Administrative Contractor Noridian defines a record addendum, saying “An addendum is used to provide information that was not available at the time of the original entry. The addendum should also be timely and bear the current date and reason for the [...]
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