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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#C00000;mso-ligatures:none">Attn: All Surgeons and Proceduralists:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#C00000;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none">OR Role
<b>(.ORROLE</b>) SmartLink for Operative/Procedural Notes - </span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#C00000;mso-ligatures:none">Effective August 10, 2026</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none">CMS/DNV requires that</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none">the
specific roles and tasks performed by each assistant</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none">(physicians, fellows,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none">Please click: <a href="https://www.upstate.edu/training/intra/epic/documents/surgeon_or_role_smartlink.pdf" title="https://www.upstate.edu/training/intra/epic/documents/surgeon_or_role_smartlink.pdf"><span style="color:blue">OR
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