Signature and Date Stamps a No-No

CMS was busy Dec. 31. In yet another transmittal issued New
Year's Eve, the agency clarified that signature and date stamps are
not acceptable for use on CMNs and DME MAC information forms (DIFs)
after Feb. 2.

"The method used should be handwritten including facsimiles of
original written or an electronic signature" to sign an order or
other medical record documentation for medical review purposes, the
agency said.

View the official
instruction issued to the DME MACs.