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Esparra said that some insurance companies are offering doctors reduced malpractice insurance rates if they implement an EMR system because the software includes checks and balances to establish a standard level of care, as well as providing an easily verifiable record of care.
Because of the automated record keeping, some doctors may benefit from higher insurance reimbursements for care provided, Esparra said. In many cases, he noted, doctors, leery of raising red flags with insurance companies who pay according to "reasonable and customary" service levels, may "undercode" the amount of care a given patient receives. "The software alerts a doctor to correctly code the visit," he explained. The software still allows for customization for each medical office's needs, he said. "Each practice can script how it practices. If doctors still want to use transcriptions, they can be uploaded into the module."