Deconstructing Medical Scribe Compliance

Using Scribes in the Practice to get Increased EHR Productivity

Medical Scribes play an important role in the clinical documentation capture process. Medical Scribes have become increasingly more popular as most of the healthcare industry moved to electronic health records. Scribes help providers spend less time capturing and entering data by recording the patient encounter details. Scribes support providers in physician practices, hospitals, emergency departments, long-term care facilities, ambulatory care centers, acute care settings, etc. 

However, organizations and providers must be mindful of the various regulatory considerations associated with using medical scribes. Scribes provide tremendous value to medical providers by significantly reducing the administrative burden of record keeping. However, there are many compliance considerations associated with using medical scribes in an organization. The cost of getting medical scribe compliance wrong can have catastrophic consequences on an organization, including documentation deficiencies, audits, recoupments, joint commission violations, etc. This webinar by healthcare expert speaker Toni Elhoms, CCS, CRC, CPC, AHIMA-Approved ICD10-CM/PCS Trainer, will discuss the roles and responsibilities of medical scribes, medical provider responsibilities, scribe documentation guidelines, sample workflows, security safeguards, budgetary considerations, best practices, common challenges, and so much more.

Webinar Objectives

Medical Scribes help medical providers work more efficiently by facilitating the medical record documentation process. Statistics show that competent and qualified medical scribes help increase efficiency and patient satisfaction, while having a positive impact on patient outcomes. There are many legal considerations that need to be addressed should your organization want to use/continue to use medical scribes. Toni will discuss the roles and responsibilities of medical scribes, documentation guidelines, regulatory compliance, workflows, challenges, etc.

Webinar Agenda

• Understand the roles and responsibilities of medical scribes
• Comprehend the responsibilities of medical providers overseeing medical scribes 
• Recall sample workflows and challenges associated with the use of medical scribes
• Identify medical scribe documentation guidelines
• Comprehend security safeguards that need to be in place for the use of medical scribes
• Address budgetary considerations for the use of medical scribes
• Understand signature attestation requirements for medical scribes and medical providers
• Recall best practice tips for medical scribes

Webinar Highlights

• Discuss the key responsibilities of medical scribes
• Identify key requirements of medical providers overseeing medical scribes
• Review common challenges associated with the use of medical scribes
• Discuss relevant documentation guidelines for medical scribes
• Unpack the budgetary considerations need to be addressed related to the use of medical scribes
• Identify the specific attestation requirements for medical scribes and medical providers
• Review case studies that demonstrate medical scribe compliance
• Review case studies that demonstrate medical scribe non-compliance
• Discuss best practice tips for medical scribe compliance

Who Should Attend

• Medical Providers
• Medical Scribes
• Medical Coders
• Medical Billers
• Medical Auditors
• Compliance Officer/Personnel
• Operations Leadership
• Practice Administrators
• Office Managers
• Chief Medical Officer