What is the appropriate time frame for completing medical record documentation in the office setting? According to Medicare, “the service should be documented during, or as soon as practicable after it is provided, in order to maintain an accurate medical record.”

Have you ever heard the colloquialism “Don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched"? Of course, you have. Yet, it seems in healthcare we frequently do so. This is especially true in the immediate postoperative period.

A frequently asked question we receive at CAP is “can I release the records?” Medical practices frequently receive medical record release requests from multiple sources, including subpoenas, attorneys letters, law enforcement, regulatory agencies, and patients themselves.

The Positive Intelligence© program was developed by Shirzad Chamine from his experience as a Stanford University lecturer and executive coach in 2012. After taking the six-week program more than 80% of participants report better stress management, improved self-confidence, better management of mental and emotional energy and increased happiness.

Physicians are experiencing the not-so-new phenomenon of negative publicity, but it is happening with more immediacy and reach through social media and other marketing outlets.