Ask the expert: Can the physicians in our hospital use rubber stamp signatures?
HIM Connection, October 7, 2008
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A: Physicians are not permitted to use stamped signatures on any medical record, according to special edition Medlearn Matters article SE0829. The article states that Medicare will accept handwritten signatures, electronic signatures, or facsimiles of original written or electronic signatures. This requirement was originally set forth in Transmittal 248, dated March 28. To view SE0829, click here.
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