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CMS clarifies signature requirements for MACs and other auditors

Make sure staff who handle audit requests understand when a missing signature should — or should not — trigger an automatic denial of your claims or prior authorization requests. Recent guidance from CMS clarifies how auditors should proceed when a medical record lacks a signature.

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