The shift to electronic health records (EHR) has brought about some resistance and fuss from physicians and practices, but at the core of this innovation are the goals of data security, and simplicity but effectiveness of patient information entry and … Continue reading
Read MoreThe Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) is a yearly appointment that provides the opportunity for healthcare providers to develop and update a personalized prevention plan for their patients. Medicare covers Annual Wellness Visit if the patients have had Medicare part B … Continue reading
Read MoreAccording to the 2015 EHR Software BuyerView report by Software Advice, a company that researches and provides review on software applications, found that most buyers of EHRs are choosing to replace their existing system. In their six years of research … Continue reading
Read MoreCan electronic medical records eliminate the need for accurate medical transcription? This is a question frequently asked by providers who are used to dictating their medical notes and having them professionally transcribed. Let us consider this in the light of … Continue reading
Read MoreBeing a specialty that already has a low financial margin, pediatric practices must ensure increased specificity in the documentation of their findings to avoid financial setback just after ICD-10 implementation. If pediatricians continue to follow the same documentation practice they have been … Continue reading
Read MoreDischarging patients from the hospital is a complex and challenging process. Every year, over 35 million hospital discharges occur in the United States. When a patient moves from an acute care setting to other levels of care such as a … Continue reading
Read MoreTable of ContentsPre-analytic ErrorsAnalytic ErrorsPost-analytic ErrorsSynoptic Reporting vs. Medical TranscriptionHow Professional Voice-to-Text Services for Physicians Ensure Accurate Pathology Transcripts A pathology report is an important document that guides diagnostic and prognostic decisions. Pathology report accuracy is therefore critical to provide … Continue reading
Read MoreElectronic health records (EHRs) are supposed to enhance the clinical outcomes with faster data input, exchange and retrieval. EHR is regarded as an effective clinical documentation tool to improve the quality of care for conditions for which guidelines are quickly … Continue reading
Read MoreMedical Decision Making (MDM) documentation is as significant as the other two components of documentation (History and Exam) in assigning an evaluation and management (E/M) service level. The end result of MDM is complexity level or severity of presenting complaint. MDM … Continue reading
Read MoreAccurate clinical documentation that supports medical necessity is essential for getting proper payments for urology procedures. Medical necessity of a service is defined as an overarching criterion for payment apart from individual requirements specified for a CPT code. You should … Continue reading
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