COVID-19 Vaccine Coding
November 20, 2020 | By Brenda Edwards, CPC, CDEO, CPB, CPC-I, CEMC, CRC, CMRS, CMCS COVID-19 has been disrupting the healthcare environment for over a year now. Massive changes…
When Denials Attack: Outpatient E/M Services Denied with 2020 Rationale
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…
Clear At Last? AMA Releases Clarifications to 2021 E/M Guidelines
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…
A New Element of MDM: Social Determinants of Health
March 26, 2021 | By Janee’ Black, CPC, COC, CPMA The American Medical Association (AMA) recently released changes to the current Evaluation and Management (E/M) documentation guidelines for the…
Let’s Do the Time Warp… Again!
February 12, 2021 | By Pam Vanderbilt, CPC, CPMA, CPPM, CPC-I, CEMC, CEMA, CEMA-O A few weeks ago, NAMAS presented a webinar about 2021 time and prolonged services.…
The SOAP Note Revisited in 2021
January 1, 2021 | By Shannon DeConda, CPC, CEMC, CEMA, CPMA, CRTT While conducting a 2021 E&M Physician Training event for a client, like right in the middle of the…
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!
December 11, 2020 | By Pam Vanderbilt, CPC, CPMA, CPPM, CPC-I, CEMC, CEMA, CEMA-O There is a long-standing rule in our family that Christmas is not allowed to start…
Prepare Now for Gray Areas in 2021 E/M Rules
October 23, 2020 | By Grant Huang, CPC, CPMA It’s not even 2021 yet, but gray areas have already surfaced in the 2021 E/M documentation guidelines, as more and…
The Truth about 2021 E/M Changes
July 24, 2020 | By Sean Weiss, CHC, CEMA, CMCO, CPMA, CPC-P, CMPE, CPC Here we are, nearly at the end of July 2020 and we are neck deep…
The Telehealth Conundrum – MAC vs National CMS Guidance
June 26, 2020 | By Holly Cassano, CPC, CRC As we move through the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us in health care are finding that many opinions and much guidance…