ELECTRONIC CERTIFICATE OF
MEDICAL NECESSITY (e-CMN)

e-CMN is an automated, electronic version of the same paper form used in physician’s offices today. Because it is automated and paperless, e-CMN is more time efficient and cost effective for your practice, freeing up your staff to focus on the issues that are most important to you.

e-CMN Login
American HomePatient will notify you via e-mail that an e-CMN is awaiting completion.

To get started, simply access the e-CMN server via the secure Internet site www.carecert.us, then log onto the system using your unique user name and password.

This system far exceeds the paper CMN process regarding confidentiality, since only staff members who complete CMNs will have access to the patient’s information!

e-CMN Home
e-CMN Home serves as your “inbox” for e-CMNs awaiting completion and/or signature. This window provides you with information at a glance about the waiting e-CMN, including patient name; type of services to be provided (i.e., oxygen, nebulizer therapy, etc.); and current status of the e-CMN.

Simply click on the e-CMN and select "Edit" to begin completing Section B.

e-CMN Cover Letter
The e-CMN is routed to you with Section C already completed by your local American HomePatient office. For your convenience, we also include a Cover Letter that restates the information we received about your patient upon referral.

Our Cover Letter appears on a split screen along with the e-CMN. This split-screen technology allows you to scroll through the Cover Letter and conveniently reference test scores and other relevant patient information as you complete the e-CMN.

e-CMN Electronic Signature
After Section B of the e-CMN has been completed by your authorized staff, and all sections have been reviewed for accuracy, the document is ready for electronic signature by the referring physician.

Only the referring physician can electronically sign the e-CMN by accessing the document using a secure logon and password. The physician also may make any necessary changes to sections A, B, and D. When the document is signed electronically, the system will automatically apply the date in Section D and ratify the physician’s changes.