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I have a question in regards to hospital documentation and rendering physician signatures.
I have physicians signing other physicians dictation. It was my understanding that only the rendering physician can authenticate their own dictation. Now our physicians see patients in the hospital, but are not employed by the hospital and they do their own billing (non-facility billing/coding). It was explained to me that when a physician is not available to authenticate their own dictation, a physician from the same office will go out and sign for them.
If this is not allowed, can someone direct me where I can find this information? I read in Noridian AZ back in April 2010 about signatures. Need some reinforcement.
Is this allowed?
Thank you,
I have a question in regards to hospital documentation and rendering physician signatures.
I have physicians signing other physicians dictation. It was my understanding that only the rendering physician can authenticate their own dictation. Now our physicians see patients in the hospital, but are not employed by the hospital and they do their own billing (non-facility billing/coding). It was explained to me that when a physician is not available to authenticate their own dictation, a physician from the same office will go out and sign for them.
If this is not allowed, can someone direct me where I can find this information? I read in Noridian AZ back in April 2010 about signatures. Need some reinforcement.
Is this allowed?
Thank you,
