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Using Scribes:

Adopt These Practices to Structure the Scribe Program for Your Practice

Published on Thu Jan 29, 2015

Do not ignore documentation guidelines; the physician’s signature is a mandate. With the increasing use of electronic health records, your physician may use scribes to keep good documentation. Before implementing scribes in your practice, check payer policies. Be aware that many payers have specific rules about how the scribe process should work. Todd Thomas, CPC, CCS-P, President of ER coder, [...]
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