Wiki H&P's

[grnis7]

I am a coder for an ASC and we were cited by joint commission for several issues. I want to be perfectly clear on this issue before I bring it to the administrator.

Does an H&P have to be signed by the physician? Can this be stamped?

 

[RebeccaWoodward*]

CR 5971 (Transmittal #248) was issued to prohibit the use of stamped signatures. These requirements are intended to apply all providers/suppliers. Stamped signatures are not acceptable on any medical record. Medicare will accept hand written, electronic signatures or facsimiles of original written or electronic signatures.

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE0829.pdf

 

[grnis7]

Thank you, Thank you. I do not get that newsletter. Do you have a link to subscribe?

 

[RebeccaWoodward*]

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

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