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Executive Health Management

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2016 24 Oct

While electronic health records (EHRs) have enabled the creation of detailed patient files there is a frustrating problem that this technology brings alongside convenience: EHR upcoding.   The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is very concerned about overcoding and the balancing act of combining medical necessity with meaningful use....Read more