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cliles@knoxderm.com

We are not on an EHR/EMR but we do have our charts in a document management program, so we don't have paper charts. After dictation is done the staff files the dictation in the appropriate patients chart with the provider name, typed, at the bottom of each dictation. Does the provider still need to electronically sign off on each note or will the typed provider name suffice for signature guidelines?



Christine M Liles, CPC
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kristine.cuddy@hc.msu.edu

Yes, the providers still need to electronically sign off on each note.

CMS signature requirements fact sheet, found at: https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/downloads/Signature_Requirements_Fact_Sheet_ICN905364.pdf , advises:

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What is required for a valid signature?

For a signature to be valid, the following criteria must be met:
* Services that are provided or ordered must be authenticated by the ordering practitioner;
* Signatures are handwritten, electronic, or stamped (stamped signatures are only permitted in the case of an author with a physical disability who can provide proof to a CMS contractor of an inability to sign due to a disability); and
* Signatures are legible.

Reference: CMS "Medicare Program Integrity Manual" (Publication [Pub.] 100-08), Chapter 3, Section 3.3.2.4 https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/Downloads/pim83c03.pdf on the CMS website.


Hope this helps.

Kris

Kris Cuddy, CPC, CIMC
Healthcare Compliance Analyst
Compliance Office
Michigan State University HealthTeam
East Lansing, MI
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