Radiology Coding Alert

Check your answers to the quiz on page 83.Once you've completed the quiz on page 83, take a look below to see if your answers line up with Medicare's rules.Signature Requirements Satisfied?Answer 1: Yes. An illegible signature over a typed or printedname does meet Medicare's signature requirements, as noted in Transmittal 327, CR 6698. You also may meet signature requirements with a legible full signature, a legible first initial and last name, an illegible signature with the signator's name circled on the letterhead of that page, or several other options included in a chart in the transmittal. Items that don't meet requirements include an unsigned typed note with a typed name, or an unsigned handwritten note that's the only entry on the page, among others.The Medicare transmittal also includes a special warning for electronic signatures: "Providers using electronic systems need to recognize that there is a potential for misuse or [...]