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agreed providing the same exact 4 pages of info to every doctor's office is insane.

• snarf21 10y ago
  It is but you need to understand why that happens (hint: $$) When you go to the doctor for a sinus infection, the cost of this is not fixed, even across insurance companies. The other factor is the "level" of service. (ref: http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/medical-economics/RC/evaluation-and-management-bill-correct-level-care http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/medical-economics...) The more in-depth the examination and the more time you spend with the patient, the more they can charge. All those forms are "taking family history", etc. and it is free money since you have to do the work. Those are then scanned so they can be used later in an audit. (Source: I also worked at a start-up that was trying to disrupt out patient medical systems. It's very hard and has lots of roadblocks. btw, of the top 50 EMRs in the US, only 3 have APIs and these are mostly to pull data, not push it back in).