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Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have come a long way since the days of paper charts—but for many providers and auditors, EHR templates remain a source of frustration. In the latest episode of Compliance Conversations, CJ Wolf sits down with Elizabeth Herbert, an Epic Application Analyst at Baptist...

Copy + paste has made our lives much easier, but it has its own set of risks – especially when it comes to documentation accuracy. 

Background

Most healthcare entities and their compliance professionals know about HIPAA.

As compliance professionals, many of us are acutely aware of the published Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIA) that the OIG publishes on their website.

The use of electronic health records (EHRs) is steadily increasing due to incentives and the promise of a more efficient system. High-level evaluation and management (E/M) services are also increasing.