Policy Requirements Issued for Medical Record Corrections

Transmittal 442, Change Request (CR) 8105, issued on December 7th provides instructions to Medicare contractors regarding amended, corrected, and delayed entries in medical records. This instruction updates the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Pub 100-18 Medicare Program Integrity Manual. According to this CR, the MACs, CERT, Recovery Auditors, and ZPICs are instructed NOT…