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...

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...

EHR Events HIMSS Certificate of Excellence

 The Electronic Health Record Association gave two Certificate of Excellence awards to Dr. Michael Q. Stearns, at the 2012 Health Information Management Systems Society Annual Meeting. The awards were for leadership and assistance provided for initiatives related to Patient Safety and Meaningful Use. EHR...