tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 23

PHYSICIANS: Consider The Source On Document Changes

Employees should be handled differently than outside entities.If an entity outside of a physician's practice changes his documentation, the physician's responsibilities may be slightly different than if an employee makes the changes.For example, suppose a durable medical equipment provider alters Certificates of Medical Necessity a doctor has signed - or a contractor changes some files somehow. Step 1: Ward Off Fraud The physician first needs to protect the  practice from fraud charges, says attorney Joan Roediger with Obermayer Maxwell & Hippel in Philadelphia. The doctor should keep copies of all forms he signs in the patient's chart...

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