Physician-Patient Encounters and EHRs – The Physician Perspective by Michael Stearns, MD, CPC HIT Consultant

Physician-Patient Encounters and EHRs – The Physician Perspective by Michael Stearns, MD, CPC HIT Consultant Physician-Patient Encounters and...

Health Information Exchange and Patient Safety – Michael Stearns, MD, CPC

Health Information Exchange and Patient Safety – Michael Stearns, MD, CPC – Health Information Technology Consultant Patient Safety and Health Information Exchange NCHICA 2012...

New Compliance Audit Service for Electronic Health Records

Health Law Network, Inc. Healthcare Compliance & Reimbursement Consulting Services FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New Compliance Audit Service for Electronic Health Records Orlando, FL – February 22, 2014 – At the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2014 Annual Conference in Orlando,...

EHRs and E/M Coding: Warnings, Pitfalls, and Best Practices

  Take the time to thoroughly understand and customize your EHR. By Michael Stearns, MD, CPC,CFPC Stearns E-M EHR Article Cutting Edge Dec...

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...