Comments on: How electronic medical records can lead to coding fraud, and get doctors into major trouble http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/04/how-electronic-medical-records-can-lead.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/04/how-electronic-medical-records-can-lead.html#comment-90922 Anonymous Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:19:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/04/how-electronic-medical-records-can-lead-to-coding-fraud-and-get-doctors-into-major-trouble.html#comment-90922 I can't quite understand how this could have happened unless the doctors were keeping an EHR and a paper record as well. Think about it - if you audit an EHR and the level of care that's documents (even cut/pasted) supports the level of service that's charged this is accurate coding and a strength of template driven EHR (since it reminds you to document things that you've done). <br /><br />However if they were dinged for paper records that were discordant, well this is another reason to do away with paper charting. And no, not for perpetuating fraud, but simply because we end up doing more than we can document in the 15 minutes given to us for patient care. I can’t quite understand how this could have happened unless the doctors were keeping an EHR and a paper record as well. Think about it – if you audit an EHR and the level of care that’s documents (even cut/pasted) supports the level of service that’s charged this is accurate coding and a strength of template driven EHR (since it reminds you to document things that you’ve done).

However if they were dinged for paper records that were discordant, well this is another reason to do away with paper charting. And no, not for perpetuating fraud, but simply because we end up doing more than we can document in the 15 minutes given to us for patient care.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/04/how-electronic-medical-records-can-lead.html#comment-90914 Anonymous Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:19:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/04/how-electronic-medical-records-can-lead-to-coding-fraud-and-get-doctors-into-major-trouble.html#comment-90914 Great points, all. And also ironic that some small physician groups are looking toward EHR as way to actually justify higher billing. Given that EHR is so expensive (even with Obama's proposed goverment support) it seems that docs and insurers will continue to do the dance, but perhaps virtually rather than by telephone...<br /><br />@jamesbeckerman Great points, all. And also ironic that some small physician groups are looking toward EHR as way to actually justify higher billing. Given that EHR is so expensive (even with Obama’s proposed goverment support) it seems that docs and insurers will continue to do the dance, but perhaps virtually rather than by telephone…

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