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Title
CAH Requirement for MD/DO Review of Medical Records for Mid-Level Practitioners
Memo #
05-32
Posting Date
06/09/2005
Fiscal Year
2005
Summary
are reinstating the previous Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirement for physician review of MD/DO outpatient medical records generated by mid-level practitioners in CAHs. This requirement is for a chart review equal to at least a 25% sample of such outpatient records, compared to a 100% chart review.