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10 things providers should not be documenting
Recovery auditors and payers have demonstrated an eagerness to exploit what providers routinely state in the medical record to facilitate additional DRG validation and medical necessity denials. Therefore, knowing what should not be said in a medical record is worth reviewing. To illustrate, Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS, lists 10 things providers should never be documenting in the medical record.
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