Are you signing your Medicare notes electronically?
Documentation signatures by providers is a high error rate problem for Medicare AND other insurers. Make sure that you signing your notes correctly and take these easy compliance steps.
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Don’t Be in Documentation Denial
The HHS Office of Inspector General reported that as many as 94% of chiropractic records are missing, or inadequately reflect, some key elements.
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Record Retention
Neither the Illinois Medical Practice Act nor the Rules specifies a number of years that office medical records must be retained. However, other laws, including statutes of limitation on medical malpractice and personal injury claims, may be used as guidelines for record retention. A physician should consider these laws in formulating a policy that is tailored to the needs of the individual practice.
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Strategies to Improve Recordkeeping, Coding, and Compliance
Question: Dr. Kotlar, “My recordkeeping, coding, and collection systems are outdated. I’ve been documenting the same way for the last eight years even though I’ve added more services and products. I am seeing more patients but not collecting more money. Can you share some tips to help me improve?”
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Standard of Care vs. Innovative Techniques
Because chiropractic medicine is designed to assist patients without the use of drugs and surgery, it lends itself uniquely to innovative diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Chiropractic physicians and their patients also tend to be more open-minded about considering them.
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