EHRs and Audits: The Role of Voice Recognition in Avoiding “Innocent Fraud”

A brief article by Michael Stearns, MD The FBI, Justice Department, Office of the Inspector General of CMS, multiple congressmen and others have expressed concern over the tendency of electronic health records (EHRs) to increase billing rates for patient encounters. EHRs are excellent business tools if used...

Physician-Patient Encounters – The Physician Perspective

  Physician-Patient Encounters – The Physician Perspective   Michael Stearns, MD, CPC HIT Consultant High Level Physician Goals Develop a rapport with the patient Establish credibility with the patient Establish the reliability of the patient Gather information From the history From the examination...