Is This Visit the Same as the Last?
It can be a red flag if every daily visit note looks exactly like the one from the previous encounter. And this is often the case with the use of electronic health records (EHR).
This Documentation Gap Analysis allows us to evaluate the significant components of your current Documentation program. It should take less than 5 minutes to complete.
Sometimes you need more than a self-service, on-demand program and need an expert to analyze your issues, train the corrections, and help you implement the changes, so they stick
This course explains the significant role chiropractic care can play in the sports industry and how a DC can succeed as a Sports Chiropractor. Start your steps to success here!
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It can be a red flag if every daily visit note looks exactly like the one from the previous encounter. And this is often the case with the use of electronic health records (EHR).
When you’re unwilling or unable to formally discharge a patient from active symptomatic care, you inadvertently create one of the more common audit triggers - seemingly ongoing active care that does not reflect the various phases of care available in your practice.
There has been an abundance of records requests since the beginning of this year. I would imagine the providers that are receiving these requests wish they had initiated a chart review themselves before someone else asked to see how their documentation stood up to expectations.
When we talk about documentation platforms, it is assumed that we are talking about Electronic Health Records (EHR). However, many practices use paper medical records to document their interactions with patients.
The terms telehealth and telemedicine are used interchangeably and are the all-encompassing administration of healthcare services via required real-time telephone or video conferencing. The patient must consent to the service before or at the time it takes place.
The term “Routine Office Visit” describes treatment visits where the patient is being seen for the execution of the written treatment plan at the beginning of the Episode of Care. The documentation of these visits contains the details of patients’ progress, or lack thereof, as they advance through the stated plan.
Now that we've had a month to settle into the new Evaluation and Management (E/M) coding rules that went into effect at the beginning of the year, the questions are getting more specific and refined.
We have been preparing all year for the inevitable start date in January, and now is the time to learn how the coding changes affect you!
Many of the doctors we meet tell us they’re not too worried about their documentation. “We’ve got that covered,” they say. “I think we’re probably fine.” “I’m fine, right?”
Just in the past few weeks, our Help Desk and our Solutions line have been inundated with calls from both members and non-members of KMC University indicating that they have received records requests for groups of patients. Folks, when this happens, it’s usually an audit. We have seen enough the past few weeks to confirm that audits are on the rise again.