Hospitalists should welcome and champion this type of program. As documentation becomes the key to survival, a complete medical record will stand up to any and all scrutiny by Medicare or others.
As for the negatives, there are none.
Andrew H. Dombro, MD, national medical director, and Paul Weygandt, MD, JD, vice president of physician services, J.A. Thomas & Associates, Atlanta
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