National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari plans to launch an internal review to determine whether electronic health record systems are prompting some health care providers to select higher-payment treatment codes to overbill Medicare. Mostashari said that he has asked the Health IT Policy Committee to examine the issue and offer recommendations. Center for Public Integrity.
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