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MAC Sees Uptick in Late Signature Issues

Published on Wed Jul 10, 2019

One Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) warns that late signatures may lead reviewers to the wrong conclusions about your claims. > Now: Part B MAC CGS Medicare is seeing a significant amount of documentation with late signatures. The MAC reminds providers that they should avoid doing this per Medicare guidelines. > “Providers should NOT add late signatures to the medical record, [...]
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