Physicians can select escalating payment codes for Medicare billing, and the CPI study found many healthcare providers are choosing higher-paying treatment codes and upcoding.
The Department of Health and Human Services said it will be looking into how EHR may be affecting upcoding, though they do not have a system to monitor the different types of software being used nationwide.
However, some physicians feel EHR systems will allow them to correct billing practices.
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