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Electronic health records can make collecting and storing patient data easier, but they can make it easier to commit fraud, too. The Inspector General of the He...
Electronic health records can make collecting and storing patient data easier, but they can make it easier to commit fraud, too. The Inspector General of the Health and Human Services Department says EHR technologies can hide who wrote the records, and also change the data to fake a healthcare claim. The IG investigated the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and its contractors to see what protections they’re adding to their record systems. So far, almost nothing. The Inspector General says only a few of the CMS contractors have system protections tailored to electronic health records. And CMS is only providing limited guidance at best. The IG is recommending the agency update its guidance for contractors and work with them to develop new ways to protect the data.
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