"They were required to type the clinician's name and the medical record number into a scoring template used to document feedback," Dolan explained. "This naturally posed typical audit hazards like ...

In order to address the specific details and regulatory requirements present in a retrospective medical chart review, the UB IRB recently created a new Protocol template: the HRP-503R.

The MPFS reimbursement rates were assigned to the codes listed in a sample group of 723 charts that encompassed 17 different medical practices of varying sizes and specialties.