tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 7

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS: Talk To Your Vendor Now About Improving Your EHR System

Even the best documentation may not stand up in courtDon't wait until RTI International finalizes its new standards for electronic health records (EHRs) before you assess your recoding practices, experts urge. Practices should start contacting their vendors to make sure they are aware of upcoming changes to the guidelines, urges Catherine Brink, president of Healthcare Resource Management in Spring Lake, NJ. You should also inform your physicians and staff of these new standards. Problem #1: Most of the EHR systems out there right now don't meet Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards, notes Pati Trites with...

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