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Take Care With CERT Responses, MAC Urges

Published on Fri Oct 24, 2014

Don’t get sloppy just because it’s the CERT contractor requesting your records rather than your usual MAC. “When submitting medical records to the CERT contractor, be sure the medical record submitted is complete and legible,” instructs Medicare Administrative Contractor Palmetto GBA in a new post on its website. “Documentation must support the level of care and treatment and must be [...]
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