Coding – Page 10

2021 E&M Changes:

Avoiding pitfalls with the right technology-enabled strategy

Extensive revisions aim to prioritize patient care information, resource-based reimbursement, and lessening the need for audits.

As part of its goal to reduce administrative burdens on physicians, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced a final rule for Evaluation and Management (E&M) coding changes that go into effect in January 2021. Extensive revisions to the guidelines aim to minimize the amount of time physicians spend on documenting visits—prioritizing the documentation of information pertinent to patient care, creating resource-based reimbursement, and achieving less need for audits.

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2021 E&M Changes: Avoiding pitfalls with the right technology-enabled strategy, Physicians Practice 1/12/2021

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Struggling with 2021 E/M Codes

Getting paid for some of the most routine outpatient office visits becomes a new challenge on January 1st, when guideline and code descriptor changes for E/M services.

Remember to take a quick look at MGMA’s E/M Quick Reference

Or Visit the Complete MGMA Tool Kit Located In The Business End File.

2021 E/M Coding, Billing, and Auditing Toolkit 12/9/20

Getting paid for some of the most routine outpatient office visits becomes a new challenge on January 1st, when guideline and code descriptor changes for E/M services — previously announced by
the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – take effect.