tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post7873644369665825935..comments2024-01-02T02:45:17.328-06:00Comments on Notes from Dr. RW: The ethical problems of template chartingRobert W Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944231400440786271noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-37799548182062092622009-02-06T15:39:00.000-06:002009-02-06T15:39:00.000-06:00Yes, it's dishonest. But the way docs get reimbur...Yes, it's dishonest. But the way docs get reimbursed is also silly.<BR/><BR/>If someone has endocarditis from shooting IV drugs, should the doc really get paid more for documenting that his maternal aunt has rheumatoid arthritis? Family history is required, otherwise it's only a 99231...<BR/><BR/>It seems like we get paid to generate documents and fill out forms. If doctors were paid to take Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-51569506937748999312007-12-04T20:43:00.000-06:002007-12-04T20:43:00.000-06:00Face it, much of the reason that so many of us hav...Face it, much of the reason that so many of us have been sold on EMR's is the lure of upward coding and higher reimbursements that could be claimed from long-winded template-generated notes. We all know it, wink wink, nudge nudge. But wait, don't think for a moment that the insurance companies are not wise to it. Sooner or later the reimbursement for 99214's will decrease to 99213 level, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com