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CMS SOM App. W, Tag C-0333
§485.641(a)(1)(ii) A representative sample of both active and closed clinical records;
and
Interpretive Guidelines §485.641(a)(1)(ii)
“A representative sample of both active and closed clinical records” means not less than
10 percent of both active and closed patient records.
Survey Procedures §485.641(a)(1)(ii)
• Who is responsible for the review of both active and closed clinical records?
• How are records selected and reviewed in the periodic evaluation?
• How does the evaluation process ensure that the sample of records is
representative of services furnished?
• What criteria are utilized in the review of both active and closed records?
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
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