The Audit Log report is a Meaningful Use requirement for certification. It provides you with a tool to know exactly who is doing what in your system. This report can NOT be edited. It logs every entry and change made in ChiroPadEMR. It will eventually be used by insurance auditors to review how you do things in your practice. Note that Medicare mandates that SOAP notes must be completed within 72 hours of the patient visit, and with this report, auditors will know if you are compliant with this rule. They will also know of every change and alteration that is made in the system.
Things to do to be compliant and NOT get problems from the EHR Audit Log report:
•ChiroSuiteEHR - Run the Missing Notes Report daily (not part of Meaningful Use). This lists every patient for which you have entered charges but do NOT have a completed SOAP note for that date of service. Make sure you complete your notes within 72 hours or less.
•If you need to add or edit something in a SOAP note, clearly label it as an addendum showing the date you are making the change, the reason for it, and what it is.
•When you create a note or entry from a paper record, clearly state that in the note and scan the paper document into the patient’s file.