| Subject: | CMS Procedures to Follow When Medical Records are Destroyed by a Disaster |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Wed, 28 Sep 2005 - 10:00 am |
| Medicare Providers shall follow a specific procedure when medical records are destroyed by disaster. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a "disaster" is defined as any natural or man-made catastrophe, which causes damages of sufficient severity and magnitude to partially or completely destroy or delay access to medical records and associated documentation.
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