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84: Why Longer Notes Are Less Useful (The Frankenstein Note)
In this episode, Dr. Junaid uses Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" to examine how clinical notes become monsters stitched together through rampant copy-forward and copy-paste, as documented by UCSF and Penn studies. He walks through the dangers of carried-forward errors and how AMA E/M guideline changes shifted billing away from exhaustive templated documentation, meaning much of the "tuxedo" clinicians still add to notes is unnecessary padding rather than a requirement. He offers physicians and APPs three ways to reclaim their voice and points listeners in need of more support to the Charting…
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