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Evaluation and management coding patterns are under the microscope. CMS is monitoring evaluation and management code usage by specialty, state and nationally.
Colleen Goethals, vice president of mid-revenue cycle at Xtend, spoke with Melissa Caswell, director of coding audits and education at Xtend, about recent changes to E&M coding requirements and ...
Expert tackles examination component of evaluation and management coding Part 2 of this three-part series looks at comprehensive ophthalmic exams, required elements and documentation, and other ...
During the February 2019 CPT panel meeting, the American Medical Association discussed changes that would significantly impact office and outpatient evaluation and management coding, ICD-10 Monitor ...
ProPublica's 'Treatment Tracker' lets patients see at a glance how their physician compares with others when it comes to billing Medicare for different levels of evaluation and management.
The agency decided to go forward with a proposal to align the evaluation and management coding with changes proposed by a panel. Several changes include revising the times and medical decision ...
Although CMS's plan to condense E/M codes is no more, there are major changes on the horizon. Coding expert Betsy Nicoletti explains what doctors need to know.