CMS now requiring ABN review as part of MAC, CERT, RAC, and ZPIC documentation requests
HIM Connection, December 21, 2010
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On December 10 CMS released Transmittal 361, Change Request 6988 that MACs, CERT, RACs, and ZPICs will request a mandatory advanced beneficiary notice (ABN) as part of the additional documentation request (ADR) on all claims undergoing complex medical record review.
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