The practice i work for at one time kept the pt encounter in the pt chart. They were told that was a liability due to if audited, the ins. company then had the right to review all payments for this pt(i would think they already know what they paid). I have never work for a practice that kept encounters in charts. I assumed it was to kept financial and medical document separate. Anyway my doc likes them in the chart (he is poor with dictation) so wanted me to see if i could find any info. Thanks!
Lisa Rust, CPC
Lisa Rust, CPC