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CMS responds to denials related to physician orders and signatures

A common error and audit finding affecting providers is the lack of a physician order or physician signatures on medical documentation. Kimberly A. H. Baker, JD, CPC, reviews CMS guidance for physician signatures on medical documentation.

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