Medicare Physician Signature

Medicare Physician Signature

by abilling, October 1, 2015

Medicare Part B eNews

Disclaimers Used as Part of Physician’s Signature

WPS Medicare has recently been informed of a new trend in medical record documentation – that of using some type of disclaimer. Examples include the following: “Due to possible errors in transcription, there may be errors in documentation”; “Due to voice recognition software, sound alike and misspelled words may be contained in the documentation”; and “I am not responsible for errors due to transcription.” Providers are responsible for the medical record documentation. Disclaimers such as those above do not remove that responsibility. The provider should verify the information is complete and accurate prior to attaching his/her signature.

 

 

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