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My small practice has found itself absolutely swamped with medical records requests from Medicare HMO's for the the purpose of Risk Adjustment Auditing. We sent out 700 sets of medical records just this month at a significant cost to our practice, and it was a daunting and time consuming task to say the least.
It is my understanding that we can make no charge for these records as they are for government use. My doctors want to see this in writing in a CMS document. I have spent hours searching and cannot find a document that states what our responsibilites and rights are as providers. Basically, I need to know if we can charge the HMO for these records, and I also need to know if there are any limits on how many sets of records one HMO can demand at one time.
I'd be so very, very grateful if someone here could point me to a CMS document that contains this information.
It is my understanding that we can make no charge for these records as they are for government use. My doctors want to see this in writing in a CMS document. I have spent hours searching and cannot find a document that states what our responsibilites and rights are as providers. Basically, I need to know if we can charge the HMO for these records, and I also need to know if there are any limits on how many sets of records one HMO can demand at one time.
I'd be so very, very grateful if someone here could point me to a CMS document that contains this information.