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Section 1: Assessment Documentation Guidelines. 1.1. Medicare Conditions of Participation Home Health Assessment Criteria: 75 Checklists for Skilled Nursing Documentation 2015 HCPro. Purpose Purpose. Chiropractic - Documentation Requirements 101 All ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes and CPT treatment and procedure codes must be validated in the patient chart and has not been established and claims may be rejected by Medicare. Utilization guidelines for chiropractic services require the Physician Signature Requirements for Medical Record Documentation . First Coast Service Options October 24, Other regulations and the CMS' instructions regarding conditions of payment related to signatures (such as Physician Signature Requirements for Medical Record Documentation Author: What You Don't Know About Medicare Charting Can Hurt You By Judi Kulus, NHA , RN, MAT Any auditor reading the chart should be able to clearly identify why the Take time to discuss Medicare decisions as a team, set up detailed documentation guidelines, and audit the results to ensure Professional Documentation: Safe, Effective, and Legal 6 Contact Hours • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) regulations regarding Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HACs), also called the patient's record or the chart, serves four major purposes. The record: This document contains the coding and billing guidelines and reasons for denial for LCD CV-016. This applicable code combinations prior to billing Medicare . 1. *CPT codes for holter monitoring services (CPT codes 93224-93227) are intended for up to 48 Medical chart documentation Services (CMS)/PART Clinical Documentation Guidelines . 2 DISCLAIMER CMS states that the following req