Guest guest Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 We have a copy on our forms and have never had an issue. They've been reviewed by CMS as well. Jodi MacFarland-Transplant Financial CoordinatorSaint 's Kidney Transplant Center310 Lafayette SE Ste 315Grand Rapids, MI 49503Phone: Fax: cartejom@...www.mercyhealthgrandrapids.com>>> "Danner, Sara" 01/04/2012 10:20 AM >>> Does Medicare require an original INK signature by the physician on every testing order, or can it be a copy?Sara Danner | Transplant Financial Coordinator | Memorial Medical Center | Springfield, ILPhone: | Fax: | E-mail: danner.sara@... CHOOSE GREAT. CHOOSE MEMORIAL.This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 At our hospital they have to be signed,dated,and timed by the physician. We were told No pre-signed orders. > > We have a copy on our forms and have never had an issue. They've been reviewed by CMS as well. > > > > Jodi MacFarland- > Transplant Financial Coordinator > Saint 's Kidney Transplant Center > 310 Lafayette SE Ste 315 > Grand Rapids, MI 49503 > Phone: > Fax: > cartejom@... > www.mercyhealthgrandrapids.com > >>> " Danner, Sara " 01/04/2012 10:20 AM >>> > > Does Medicare require an original INK signature by the physician on every testing order, or can it be a copy? > > Sara Danner | Transplant Financial Coordinator | Memorial Medical Center | Springfield, IL > Phone: | Fax: | E-mail: danner.sara@... > > CHOOSE GREAT. CHOOSE MEMORIAL. > > > > > This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Who told you orders couldn’t be pre-signed? CMS? Sara Danner | Transplant Financial Coordinator | Memorial Medical Center | Springfield, ILPhone: | Fax: | E-mail: danner.sara@... CHOOSE GREAT. CHOOSE MEMORIAL. From: TxFinancialCoordinators [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of pequena1784Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 2:39 PMTo: TxFinancialCoordinators Subject: Re: Signature on orders At our hospital they have to be signed,dated,and timed by the physician. We were told No pre-signed orders. >> We have a copy on our forms and have never had an issue. They've been reviewed by CMS as well.> > > > Jodi MacFarland-> Transplant Financial Coordinator> Saint 's Kidney Transplant Center> 310 Lafayette SE Ste 315> Grand Rapids, MI 49503> Phone: > Fax: > cartejom@...> www.mercyhealthgrandrapids.com> >>> " Danner, Sara " 01/04/2012 10:20 AM >>>> > Does Medicare require an original INK signature by the physician on every testing order, or can it be a copy?> > Sara Danner | Transplant Financial Coordinator | Memorial Medical Center | Springfield, IL> Phone: | Fax: | E-mail: danner.sara@... > > CHOOSE GREAT. CHOOSE MEMORIAL.> > > > > This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 we use pre-signed copies of orders as well Whitney Folsom, TFC ETMC Transplant Program 1100 E Lake St ste 340 Tyler, TX 75701 phone fax wlfolsom@... >>> " Danner, Sara " 1/5/2012 2:50 PM >>> Who told you orders couldn't be pre-signed? CMS? Sara Danner | Transplant Financial Coordinator | Memorial Medical Center | Springfield, IL Phone: | Fax: | E-mail: danner.sara@... CHOOSE GREAT. CHOOSE MEMORIAL. From: TxFinancialCoordinators [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of pequena1784 Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 2:39 PM To: TxFinancialCoordinators Subject: Re: Signature on orders At our hospital they have to be signed,dated,and timed by the physician. We were told No pre-signed orders. > > We have a copy on our forms and have never had an issue. They've been reviewed by CMS as well. > > > > Jodi MacFarland- > Transplant Financial Coordinator > Saint 's Kidney Transplant Center > 310 Lafayette SE Ste 315 > Grand Rapids, MI 49503 > Phone: > Fax: > cartejom@... > www.mercyhealthgrandrapids.com<http://www.mercyhealthgrandrapids.com> > >>> " Danner, Sara " > 01/04/2012 10:20 AM >>> > > Does Medicare require an original INK signature by the physician on every testing order, or can it be a copy? > > Sara Danner | Transplant Financial Coordinator | Memorial Medical Center | Springfield, IL > Phone: | Fax: | E-mail: danner.sara@<mailto:danner.sara@>... > > CHOOSE GREAT. CHOOSE MEMORIAL. > > > > > This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. > =========================================================== This message is confidential, intended only for the named recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you are notified that the dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, or are not the named recipient(s), please notify the sender and delete this e-mail from your computer. ETMC has implemented secure messaging for certain types of messages. For more information about our secure messaging system, go to: http://www.etmc.org/mail/ Thank you. =========================================================== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Electronic signature don’t seem to be a problem, but unfortunately, our program doesn’t have that option yet. We still have paper orders. Sara Danner | Transplant Financial Coordinator | Memorial Medical Center | Springfield, ILPhone: | Fax: | E-mail: danner.sara@... CHOOSE GREAT. CHOOSE MEMORIAL. From: TxFinancialCoordinators [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Mast, DeborahSent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 2:56 PMTo: TxFinancialCoordinators Subject: RE: Re: Signature on orders Ours is completed through our transplant database and they are electronic signatures. We have not had any issues with CMS on this. Debbie MastDatabase Administrator/Financial ManagerSolid Organ Transplant/VAD ProgramStanford Hospital and Clinics750 Welch Road, Suite 220Palo Alto, CA 94304Heart, Lung, Heart/Lung, Liver, Kidney, Pancreas, Intestinal Transplant ProgramsTrustee, TFCAPhone: Fax: www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org/stanfordmed From: TxFinancialCoordinators [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Danner, SaraSent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 12:51 PMTo: TxFinancialCoordinators Subject: RE: Re: Signature on orders Who told you orders couldn’t be pre-signed? CMS? Sara Danner | Transplant Financial Coordinator | Memorial Medical Center | Springfield, ILPhone: | Fax: | E-mail: danner.sara@... CHOOSE GREAT. CHOOSE MEMORIAL. From: TxFinancialCoordinators [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of pequena1784Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 2:39 PMTo: TxFinancialCoordinators Subject: Re: Signature on orders At our hospital they have to be signed,dated,and timed by the physician. We were told No pre-signed orders. >> We have a copy on our forms and have never had an issue. They've been reviewed by CMS as well.> > > > Jodi MacFarland-> Transplant Financial Coordinator> Saint 's Kidney Transplant Center> 310 Lafayette SE Ste 315> Grand Rapids, MI 49503> Phone: > Fax: > cartejom@...> www.mercyhealthgrandrapids.com> >>> " Danner, Sara " 01/04/2012 10:20 AM >>>> > Does Medicare require an original INK signature by the physician on every testing order, or can it be a copy?> > Sara Danner | Transplant Financial Coordinator | Memorial Medical Center | Springfield, IL> Phone: | Fax: | E-mail: danner.sara@... > > CHOOSE GREAT. CHOOSE MEMORIAL.> > > > > This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 I am not sure if it was CMS or Joint Commission. I asked the nurse coordinators to verify. > > > > We have a copy on our forms and have never had an issue. They've been reviewed by CMS as well. > > > > > > > > Jodi MacFarland- > > Transplant Financial Coordinator > > Saint 's Kidney Transplant Center > > 310 Lafayette SE Ste 315 > > Grand Rapids, MI 49503 > > Phone: > > Fax: > > cartejom@ > > www.mercyhealthgrandrapids.com<http://www.mercyhealthgrandrapids.com> > > >>> " Danner, Sara " <danner.sara@<mailto:danner.sara@>> 01/04/2012 10:20 AM >>> > > > > Does Medicare require an original INK signature by the physician on every testing order, or can it be a copy? > > > > Sara Danner | Transplant Financial Coordinator | Memorial Medical Center | Springfield, IL > > Phone: | Fax: | E-mail: danner.sara@<mailto:danner.sara@>... > > > > CHOOSE GREAT. CHOOSE MEMORIAL. > > > > > > > > > > This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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