Provider Compliance Tips for Hospital Beds and Accessories MLN Fact Sheet ICN 909476 February 2018 PROVIDER TYPES AFFECTED Physicians and other practitioners who write requisitions or orders for hospital beds and accessories BACKGROUND The Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) improper payment rate for hospital beds and accessories for the 2017 reporting period was 78.5 percent, representing a projected improper payment amount of $66.2 million and accounting for 0.2 percent of the overall Medicare FFS improper payment rate. REASONS FOR DENIALS During the 2017 reporting period, the majority of improper payments for hospital beds and accessories were due to insufficient documentation. TO PREVENT DENIALS The following conditions must be met: 1. General Requirements for Coverage of Hospital Beds A physician’s prescription and such additional documentation as the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) medical staff may consider necessary, inc
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From the Noridian website: Examples of acceptable electronic signatures are, but not limited to: Chart ‘Accepted By' with provider's name ‘Electronically signed by' with provider's name ‘Verified by' with provider's name ‘Reviewed by' with provider's name ‘Released by' with provider's name ‘Signed by' with provider's name ‘Signed before import by' with provider's name ‘Signed: John Smith, M.D.' with provider's name Digitalized signature: Handwritten and scanned into the compute. ‘This is an electronically verified report by John Smith, M.D.' ‘Authenticated by John Smith, M.D.‘ ‘Authorized by: John Smith, M.D.‘ ‘Digital Signature: John Smith, M.D.‘ ‘Confirmed by' with provider's name ‘Closed by' with provider's name ‘Finalized by' with provider's name Note: ‘Signed but not read' is not acceptable Signature Requirement Questions