Carry-Over Charting: Why Copy-Forward Documentation Puts Clinicians and Practices at Risk

Auditing Messy Charts

I am hired by malpractice insurers, licensing boards, and healthcare organizations to perform expert witness chart reviews. In nearly every major documentation problem I have reviewed, one pattern stands out: clinicians relying on what I call Carry-Over Charting. What Is Carry-Over Charting? Carry-Over Charting is the documentation practice in which a clinician uses an EHR […]

How PMHScribe Helps Psychiatrists Generate Lab and EKG Orders Without EHR Lab Integrations

Many electronic health record (EHR) systems designed for psychiatrists and mental health providers do not include built-in lab integrations. This often leaves clinicians without a straightforward way to order labs or EKGs electronically, requiring cumbersome workarounds. PMHScribe solves this challenge with a simple, session-driven feature that automatically generates a lab or EKG slip with no […]

When to Use Interactive Complexity in 2025: A Guide for Psychiatrists and Therapists

Now Built-In with PMHScribe Because We Know Psychiatry and Counseling Interactive Complexity is a key billing add-on in CPT 2025 that reflects the extra time, skill, and effort required when specific communication barriers or emotional dynamics arise during a mental health encounter. This add-on can be reported in addition to the following CPT codes: According […]

Why Are So Many 1099 Clinicians Leaving—and What Can We Do About It?

We’re having a lot of our 1099s resign. We offer a good split, billing, credentialing, scheduling, and even supervision. What else can we do to make it more appealing to work at our practice? Is anyone else seeing this turnover? If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Practice owners across the country are seeing increased […]