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Have the EHR Improve Your Efficiency

Erica E. Remer, MD, CCDS March 21, 2022

Two primarily leveraged models have resulted in increased provider and patient satisfaction. A while ago, I read an article from the American Medical Association (AMA)

The Cures Act: Empowering Patients

Terry A. Fletcher BS, CPC, CCC, CEMC, CCS, CCS-P, CMC, CMSCS, ACS-CA, SCP-CA, QMGC, QMCRC, QMPM March 30, 2021

Implementation of the Cures Act is April 5, 2021. The patient is at the center of the 21st Century Cures Act. Putting patients in charge of their

COVID-19 Sparks New EHR Template

Chuck Buck April 3, 2020

The new template was designed by a former ED physician. Front-line emergency departments facing an onslaught of patients suspected of contracting the novel coronavirus that

Final CMS Interoperability Rules Come without Privacy Requirements

Stanley Nachimson, MS March 16, 2020

The rule does not set requirements for the privacy and security of the apps and the data they contain. The Office of the National Coordinator

EXCLUSIVE: The Search for Reliable Health Information: Data Acquisition Part II

Joseph C. Nichols, MD March 10, 2020

This is the second in a series of five articles on the search for reliable health information. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is focused on that component

Privacy of Health Information: An IFHIMA Global Perspective

Lorraine Fernandes, RHIA March 2, 2020

Privacy is the right of an individual to keep oneself and one’s information concealed from unauthorized access and view by others. As the world moves

Unforeseen Advantages of Documentation and Coding Audits: The Importance of EHR Data Integrity

Susan Gatehouse, RHIT, CCS,CPC, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer February 11, 2020

CORRECTION: This story has been corrected. There was no Meaningful Use Act. The American Reinvestment & Recovery Act (ARRA) was enacted on Feb. 17, 2009. ARRA included

Prior Authorization for Medical Services: A Significant Pain Point for Providers and Practices

Terry A. Fletcher BS, CPC, CCC, CEMC, CCS, CCS-P, CMC, CMSCS, ACS-CA, SCP-CA, QMGC, QMCRC, QMPM January 28, 2020

Prior authorization is mostly a manual process. Prior authorizations are not going anywhere anytime soon, but drastic changes on how they are handled may finally

Is Recording the Patient Encounter for Posterity a Good Idea?

Erica E. Remer, MD, CCDS January 14, 2020

EDITOR’S NOTE: Dr. Erica Remer reported this story live during the January 14 edition of Talk Ten Tuesday. The following is an edited transcript of her

Will the H&P be replaced by technology? or “No, Virginia, there is no tricorder”

Erica E. Remer, MD, CCDS December 3, 2019

EDITOR’S NOTE: Dr. Erica Remer reported this story live during the Dec. 3 edition of Talk Ten Tuesday. The following is an edited transcript of her

Change is Coming for E&M: Start Preparing Now for 2021

Kathy Pride, RHIT, CPC, CCS-P, CPMA November 26, 2019

E&M codes are the most frequently used codes in any physician practice. Change is coming to the world of evaluation and management (E&M) services. With

HCC Coding: Preparing for ICD-11

Rose T. Dunn, MBA, RHIA, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA, CHPS, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer November 26, 2019

HCCs thrive on specificity and ICD-11 will provide a higher level of specificity than in ICD-10. For those of you who are coding for hierarchical

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