Medical Record Signature Options – Retinal Physician
Medicare offers multiple ways to meet the requirement.
Everyone knows that medical records must be signed to be valid. Let’s review Medicare’s specific requirements.
- Does Medicare look at provider signatures during an audit?
- What are Medicare’s signature requirements?
- What does Medicare consider an acceptable signature?
- What is a signature log?
- What is an attestation statement?
- Is a signature retroactive?
- Do I need to confirm the signatures of ancillary staff in the medical record or signature log?
This article was published in Retinal Physician, which is written by Corcoran’s Executive Vice-President, Suzanne Corcoran, COE. To view the entire article in Retinal Physician, click on the link below: