title: Good documentation: what it means for your physicians--and your revenue cycle.
abstract: To powerfully influence physician documentation behavior--and improve patient care, reduce claim denials, and increase revenues: Examine each physician's documentation and coding habits and history through audits and, if possible, by observing physicians during typical patient encounters. Show physicians how they can improve record-keeping using specific examples from their own practices. Design encounter templates, superbills, and other documentation tools that address individual practice needs.
authors.affiliation: PivotHealth, Inc., Nashville, USA. jswindle@pivothealth.com
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Swindle
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006123:Group Practice / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D010820:Physicians; D014481:United States