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Coding Pearls - Signature Requirements
Acceptable methods for handwritten signatures are:
1. A legible full signature
2. A legible first initial and last name
3. An illegible signature accompanied by signature log or attestation statement
4. Initials over a printed or typed name
5. Electronic signature
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FDA Recalls
MIPS
Now Available: 2026 MIPS Payment Adjustment Information
The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) has released Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) payment adjustment information for the 2024 performance period/2026 MIPS payment year.
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Coding
Coding Pearls - How To Code a Specific Surgical Procedure
“Need advice on codes and modifiers....
My associate removed painful hardware from a previous Lisfranc dislocation repair (only removed the hardware from the 1st met-cuneiform joint, not the other tarsometatarsal joints), and redid a 1st met - med. cuneiform arthrodesis with new hardware. He also did a sliding calcaneal osteotomy with fixation. He did a 1st proximal phalanx osteotomy. All on the right foot. Highmark insurance in PA was the health insurance carrier.
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FDA Recalls