July 9, 2021 | By Shannon DeConda, CPC, CEMC, CEMA, CPMA, CRTT After 6 months of speaking to the 2021 AMA guidelines, many of you may be tired of talking about the new documentation guidelines. But the other half of us are frustrated at still seeing documentation come through that represents the mandated…
June 4, 2021 | By Cheryl A. Cyrus, RHIT, CPMA, CDEO, CRC, Comforcehealth, Quality Assurance Auditor As of January 1, 2021, we have been given new Evaluation and Management Guidelines for Outpatient Office and Ambulatory services that encompass specific areas of risk defined in the SDOH (Social Determinants of Health). As a Profee auditor,…
May 14, 2021 | By Jill Young, CPC, CEDC, CIMC The time has come for you to consider the “new time” method to determine the evaluation and management (E&M) coding for your office and other outpatient services. I use the phrase “new time” to differentiate it from the “old time” concept you are accustomed…
April 2, 2021 | By J. Paul Spencer, CPC, COC We now collectively find ourselves one calendar quarter into the new frontier of 2021 outpatient E/M services. Since January 1, I have fielded many questions from my professional contacts regarding how best to look at the newly-engineered medical decision making (MDM) component. As might…
March 26, 2021 | By Grant Huang, CPC, CPMA If you thought some of the language in the 2021 E/M guidelines was confusing, you’re not the only one: The AMA has gotten enough questions about its new guidelines to issue a six-page document packed with clarifications and corrections. The document also includes an additional three pages…