AAFP Encourages Review of Physician Signature Requirements

In a letter sent June 23, the AAFP encouraged CMS to reevaluate its Medicare signature requirements. The AAFP stated that the current signature requirements place an overwhelming compliance burden on physicians, are unnecessarily time-consuming for physicians and their practice support staff, and that CMS should develop a comprehensive yet understandable policy. This letter stems from Minnesota’s Resolution #311 adopted by the 2010 Congress of Delegates.

View a copy of the AAFP letter here