tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2015 Issue 3

Reader Question: Does Medicare Allow Residents to Use Scribes?

Question: We are debating using scribes for the residents to document.  I heard that one of the MACs had stated that residents could not use scribes because they receive GME funding for their work, which includes documentation. Is this true?  If one region disallows Medicare reimbursement for this, will the others do so? Texas Subscriber Answer: It is true. Although there are no documented restrictions as to who can act as a scribe, payers have expressed concern about residents or NPPs acting as scribes because of their ability to independently evaluate the patient separate from the physician...

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