Practices seek new documentation strategies for ESRD

Why This Topic Matters

The article is relevant to nephrology practices, dialysis facilities, and billing teams that need to align documentation with Medicare ESRD payment requirements. It highlights operational changes that affect how encounters are captured, shared, and counted for monthly billing.

Article Sections

1. Documentation strategies for ESRD billing

   Overview of why communication and documentation processes matter for ESRD monthly billing under Medicare. Introduces the general recordkeeping challenges practices are addressing.

2. Non-carbon two-part forms

   Describes one practice’s approach to tracking dialysis-center visits using a shared form. Focuses on workflow, documentation capture, and how records are distributed among office staff and the dialysis unit.

3. A log sheet for the doctor

   Describes another practice’s use of a visit log to record physician and nonphysician practitioner activity. Includes general monthly reconciliation of logs with billing and dialysis records.