Hi,
I am a CPC, CFPC and work in a Family Practice residency program. I audit the residents but it has just come to my attention that insurance auditors are auditing from the templates and not the note. I was under the impression that as long as it is on the note it counts as documentation, but it is being argued that is not so. It is what is clicked not free texted. Please help because if this is true I need to restructure my whole auditing process. I need to be clear because I am basically "teaching" these new docs. Do I audit straight from the note? Or straight from the templates? Or do I need to incorporate the two somehow? I have done a google search but I can't seem to come up with the answers I am looking for. Any suggestions, facts, or links will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Sandy
I am a CPC, CFPC and work in a Family Practice residency program. I audit the residents but it has just come to my attention that insurance auditors are auditing from the templates and not the note. I was under the impression that as long as it is on the note it counts as documentation, but it is being argued that is not so. It is what is clicked not free texted. Please help because if this is true I need to restructure my whole auditing process. I need to be clear because I am basically "teaching" these new docs. Do I audit straight from the note? Or straight from the templates? Or do I need to incorporate the two somehow? I have done a google search but I can't seem to come up with the answers I am looking for. Any suggestions, facts, or links will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Sandy