Summary: On the latest CodeCast, Terry discusses physician and medical provider addendums, late entries and corrections.<br> CMS and their MAC carriers have referred to this practice as legitimate and are aware it does happen: that is why the Medicare Program Integrity Manual, Chapter 3 addresses the topic.<br> When a deficiency is discovered in a provider’s notes, it is common practice to create a late entry or an addendum or make a minor correction to the medical record. It is important to know how to correctly make the changes, but first, it is important to know the difference between a late entry an addendum or correction, as they are handled differently.<br> You need to know how to apply these corrections accurately to ensure only clinical documentation integrity and the corrections to the medical record, before the claim’s submission and/or medical review will be considered in determining the validity of the services billed.<br> Subscribe and Listen<br> You can subscribe to our podcasts via:<br> <br> * Apple Podcasts – <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/codecast-medical-billing-coding-insights/id1305926627" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/codecast-medical-billing-coding-insights/id1305926627</a><br> * Google Podcasts – <a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ia47t6quqphhsanlzpajk37yiga" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ia47t6quqphhsanlzpajk37yiga</a><br> * Spotify – <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1lA69Q7EnjSMuVr3sXVWlX" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/show/1lA69Q7EnjSMuVr3sXVWlX</a><br> * Stitcher – <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=156874" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=156874</a><br> * TuneIn – <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/CodeCast--Medical-Billing-p1056702/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://tunein.com/radio/CodeCast–Medical-Billing-p1056702/</a><br> * YouTube – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoNm5vs6PFMIEDa5Undidlg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoNm5vs6PFMIEDa5Undidlg</a><br> <br> If you’d like to become a sponsor of the CodeCast podcast please contact us directly for pricing: <a href="https://www.terryfletcher.net/contact/">https://www.terryfletcher.net/contact/</a><br>
