Palmetto GBA, the Jurisdiction 1 Medicare Administrative Contractor, has published a great article on Medical Record Amendments. We get a lot of questions about these amendments, and there's very little in writing about them. The Palmetto article is consistent with what CMS has told Medicare Advantage plans on conference calls--that these amendments should be rare, and should be done within a few days of the original medical record entry.
You can read the article here.
Do you have coding or medical records questions? You can always submit them to us at coding@scanhealthplan.com.
SCAN is committed to partnering with our physician providers in offering high quality geriatric care to our members. A significant part of that effort is to assist our providers in the provision of accurate coding that will contribute to the quality of care and support the expected revenue from the Medicare program. To this end, we present the following tools and education for all the physicians and groups providing care to our members.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Medical Records Amendments
Labels:
addendum,
amendments,
Medical Records
Monday, March 19, 2012
Upcoming CMS Conference Call
On March 28, 2012, from 2:30-4:00 pm EST, CMS will host a conference call on the Initial Preventive Physical Examination (IPPE, also called the "Welcome to Medicare Physical") and the Annual Wellness Visit.
If you are interested, you can register here.
If you are interested, you can register here.
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