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EMRs & Fraud
I am wondering about the hoopla I am hearing about “canned” documentation not being up to par and how carriers might deny service documented on EMRs as not medically necessary.What have you heard?
Question: I am wondering about the hoopla I am hearing about “canned” documentation not being up to par and how carriers might deny service documented on EMRs as not medically necessary.
What have you heard?
Answer: That is what I'm hearing, too.
Creating canned documentation - in which you can’t tell one patient from another - is clearly good for neither patient care nor documentation.
On the other hand, the only reason payers care is because so many practices are charging higher E&Ms thanks to their EMRs.
The bottom line: You should be able to purchase an EMR that produces accurate (not canned) documentation. If that documentation is complete and it supports a higher code, then you should bill for it and appeal it if denied.
It’s a matter of creating good notes, not a matter of all EMRs being insufficient.
Asset Protection and Financial Planning
December 6th 2021Asset protection attorney and regular Physicians Practice contributor Ike Devji and Anthony Williams, an investment advisor representative and the founder and president of Mosaic Financial Associates, discuss the impact of COVID-19 on high-earner assets and financial planning, impending tax changes, common asset protection and wealth preservation mistakes high earners make, and more.
Reducing burnout with medical scribes
November 29th 2021Physicians Practice® spoke with Fernando Mendoza, MD, FAAP, FACEP, the founder and CEO of Scrivas, LLC, about the rising rates of reported burnout among physicians and how medical scribes might be able to alleviate some pressures from physicians.
