Anyone aware of a change in medicare regulations regarding CMNs? All of a sudden I am being requested to provide my last progress note when I order a wheelchair or similar for a patient. One national DME supplier told me that was to prevent fraud and to make sure patients are actually being seen and not just getting an order for a piece of equipment. I personally and professionally have a problem disclosing all of my patient's medical issues (or at least the ones documented on the note) just to get a piece of equipment. The correct diagnosis codes are on there for that equipment (i.e. hemiparesis). I was wondering what others thought.
(At this point I am probably just going to generate a letter stating the relevant diagnosis and the date of the most recent encounter.)
