Tag: #telemedicine

Virtually Easy Documentation… Sort of…

by Niki Kennedy

Ah, documentation! Every physician loves this. Really! #notreally Okay, when you first see a patient, you will curse the doc before you who didn't document thoroughly enough. We've all been there. We know how important it is. But nobody likes doing the actual documentation. All of those pesky requirements... Meaningful use, H&P versus consults, New … Continue reading Virtually Easy Documentation… Sort of…

Into the Weeds of Virtual Visit Coding

by Niki Kennedy

So there I was last week... Smiling to myself. Patting myself on the back. Thinking all the while, "I've got this virtual medicine coding thing down." Yeah. Riiiiiiight. Medical coding is challenging enough. First, you have to figure out how complicated the patient encounter is. This is based on how many checkboxes you can click … Continue reading Into the Weeds of Virtual Visit Coding