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Need to Amend a Patient Encounter? Better Check These Directions First

Published on Mon Apr 01, 2013

Heads up: Single-line corrections are fine. If you discover your podiatrist forgot to document the amount of time spent counseling the patient or the patient’s diagnosis, just adding that info in without following some important guidelines can get you into hot water with CMS and auditors. The skinny: When records need to be amended, CMS in Transmittal 442, released Dec. [...]
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