We are trying to get some of our billing automated, but running into a problem of who is entering what orders when - so the order of operations.
Ideally, we want to set up SimpleChart to enter billing orders when our medical assistants enter in-clinic lab results as well as to set our vaccines to enter billing when documented. We have figured out within our systems and add-ons how to do these (at least in theory).
The problem we are having is that if these things are done prior to a provider visit, and the provider then orders labs or imaging to be done during the visit, the provider has to sign whatever billing is already entered. That separates the billing for the incidental services from the office visit E&M coding, which can be problematic if not caught by our billing department and joined together as one bill to the insurer.
It seems separating orders and billing would be very helpful, though they are one and the same in CPS.
Does anyone else have this problem, and even better, has anyone figured out a way AROUND this problem?
Thanks!