time limit for EMR record sign off

[drsbiller49]

Hi all! Does anyone know the time limit for a Dr to sign off on a medical record in EMR? Our Dr is being late at 30 days per Medicare Ohio!
 Help!!!!!! Thank you

[kristin]

CMS has never given an exact time frame, but says they should be signed after a reasonable transcription process. 30 days after the note is transcribed in the EMR is nowhere near reasonable. Every doctor I have ever billed for does their transcription and signs off on the record same day or next day. Anything beyond 2-3 days is moving out of a "reasonable" area, and would not go over well with CMS, I don't imagine.