Why Templates Can Make You Cry - Amazon Web Services

Why Templates Can Make You Cry

Presented by

Angela Jordan, CPC Senior Managing Consultant AAPC National Advisory Board, Southwest

September 2016

Disclaimer

The speaker has no financial relationship to any products or services referenced in this program. The program is intended to be informational only. The speaker is not an authoritative source by law. Attendees are advised to reference payer specific provider manuals, on-line or otherwise, for verification prior to making changes to their coding, documentation and/or billing practices.

Objective

EHR's, EMR's and PHR's Where Problems Start Documentation and Link to Coding New Role of the Coder

The examples in this presentation are from various EHR vendors and version updates.

EHR

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) focus on the total health of the patient--going beyond standard clinical data collected in the provider's office and inclusive of a broader view on a patient's care. EHRs are designed to reach out beyond the health organization that originally collects and compiles the information

EMR

Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) An electronic medical record (EMR) is a digital version of a paper chart that contains all of a patient's medical history from one practice. An EMR is mostly used by providers for diagnosis and treatment.

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