Most health care organizations have purchased and implemented or are beginning the vendor selection process of moving to an electronic health record (EHR) environment. Auditing electronic health record progress notes and templates for coding quality and accuracy creates a new set of compliance challenges, particularly for the compliance analysts/auditors as they begin to delve into the details.
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Compliance department needs to be involved in the selection and implementation process Part 2:
Being proactive can help your organization identify coding and documentation concerns Part 3:
It is important to understanding the impact of a poorly constructed template or pre-printed form