[erinp88]

Hi! I was wondering if anyone has done any type of chart review? I spoke with Outsource, Inc. this morning and they basically offered me a position to do this. I have no physician office experience (just long term care) and would be going to physician offices on a daily basis to copy and upload information to their system. Sounds easy enough, but I am still kind of nervous/skeptical about it. Please let me know if anyone has heard of this or done this type of position.

Thanks!
Erin

[D&Ggirl]

I have never done this, but it sounds like something I would enjoy - How did you come about this job? All I can find when i look for jobs are floor jobs, which I would like to get away from. Thanks in advance!

[erinp88]

Sorry, the name of the company is Outcomes Inc. I am very hesitant about the entire situation. No one seems to have any current advice or experience with this company. It pays per chart - 4.50...which, what happens if you can only get through 5-6 charts a day? That's less than minimum wage. I did email the contact person and he said that if it doesn't work out for me getting paid per chart, they will compensate per hour if need be.. But again, no hourly rate was quoted. I read on some old posts that people were doing 50 charts a day! That's a lot, and a whole lot of money. It sounds like you're mostly scanning/uploading information to their website. From my experience, that can be very time consuming.

[Mijourney]

Have you checked this company with the Better Business Bureau if you're in the states? Are they accredited by authorities such as ISO 9000 or URAC? Is this a contract job? I personally don't like the per chart pay. In home health, companies would pay by the visit which I didn't like but you weren't considered a contract employee. I would prefer a base salary and ask specifically how many charts they expect reviewed in 8 hours. What kind of benefits do you get out of this company? If you're going to do physician chart review, will it be on Medicare patients, Medicaid patients, commercial patients? When you go to these offices, will someone be going with you? Will the visits be announced? To me, it sounds like this company may do some contracting for internal/external audits. If that's the case, expect some resistance from the providers. They do not like to be audited. Have you checked the website for your company?

[erinp88]

The company is listed on the BBB.. Not a whole lot of information provided there. Outcomes told me that all charts would be pulled ahead of time and there is usually no resistance from the staff. It's a project based position.. so once the project is done, so is the work.. That doesn't matter to me since I return to my school job in August.. So, I don't worry benefits.

I am interviewing for PRN position on Tuesday, so if that is a good deal, I'm taking it. I just didn't want the headache of developing new relationships with co-workers, patients etc.. (Since it is only for a short time) Oh well! Maybe my husband will just tell me to not worry about working for the rest of the summer!

[Mijourney]

If it's a temp job, go for it if you and your husband agree. It definitely could not hurt to have that type of experience and could only help if somewhere on down the line you get the itch to do it permanently.