tci Part B Insider - 2010 Issue 44

Electronic Health Records: Avoid These EHR Coding Pitfalls -- And Collect Your Share of the $44,000 Per-Physician Federal Incentive Bonus

If your EHR is prompting you to check one more exam area so you can upcode to a higher E/M, you could be on shaky ground.Practices that are not yet using electronic health records (EHRs) are probably at least considering a switch. EHR systems have been known to streamline your billing processes and patient care, and can reduce expenses for paying transcribers, as well as slash compliance risks due to illegible documentation.But for practices that have used paper documentation from the get-go, an EHR conversion can be confusing. The following expert advice can help you avoid EHR...

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