I suspect that we can all agree that completing notes the same day a patient is seen is ideal. The benefits of that practice are enumerated in other threads. On the other hand, if everyone could do that consistently, we wouldn't be having this discussion. It comes up repeatedly, so no, you are certainly not alone.
The question is how to handle the issue. You can re-double your efforts to complete your notes daily (and you should), but at some point you might want to consider other options. I think we all have enough issues with getting paid promptly that are out of our control, that we shouldn't add to the problem. My suggestion would be to create a separate super bill. As Eric says, it would be nice to keep it all in AC; I have not found a good way to make that work. Perhaps with the PM module it will be easier. We simply have a sheet of paper with common cpt's and diagnoses listed on it. A copy with the patient's name on it goes to the doc at each visit. The cpt and diagnosis are circled by the provider, and they are clipped to a print out of demos and sent to the biller by Fed Ex.
I believe there will be a better way in V6. Call me a crazy optimist.
