| EMR
technology contributes to medical practice in four ways:
cost
reduction, revenue
enhancement, administrative
efficiency, clinical
efficiency.
Revenue enhancement
- Age- and gender-specific care reminders
of overdue health maintenance items, generation of
letters to patients about overdue visits/services
- Improved billing capture at 1.5-5%
of an average charge per visit
- Higher coding level because of improved
notes at 3%-15% of an average charge per visit, using
templates and "clinical macros"
Estimated percentage of visits that may be down
coded due to the additional documentation burden
and/or fear of an audit, occasionally reaches 50%.
EMR allows for more accurate coding, with the ability
to automate full supporting documentation, and built-in
coding assistants based on E&M guidelines. So,
if your practice generates $400,000 then EMR will
contribute on average 2% = $8,000.
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