Evaluation and management
Medicare requirements on documenting E/M services by teaching physicians
CMS has new guidelines for teaching physicians effective January 1, 2022. These updates were implemented February 15, and addressed services in certain primary care centers along with selection of…
Updated evaluation and management center
First Coast has updated our E/M center to provide links and tools to assist.
Chronic care management and patient communication
CMS addresses chronic care management guidelines and how practitioners can offer access to care and care continuity, with reference to communication methods such as secure messaging, secure web, or…
Chronic care management and patient communication
CMS addresses chronic care management guidelines and how practitioners can offer access to care and care continuity, with reference to communication methods such as secure messaging, secure web, or…
Improve your billing of hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management codes
Effective January 1, 2023, changes were made to hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management codes. Review this article for tips on proper code submissions.
Improve your billing of hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management codes
Effective January 1, 2023, changes were made to hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management codes. Review this article for tips on proper code submissions.
Physician care plan oversight services
Care plan oversight (CPO) is supervision of patients under care of home health agencies or hospices that require complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician development…
Prolonged physician services: Office and other outpatient visits
Learn more about billing Medicare for prolonged office and other outpatient E/M services that exceed the maximum time by at least 15 minutes on the date of service.
Do not report more than one unit per date of service for E/M codes
Avoid claim rejects. If you bill E/M codes within the CPT code range 99202-99239, do not report more than one unit per date of service.
Prolonged physician services: Office and other outpatient visits
Learn more about billing Medicare for prolonged office and other outpatient E/M services that exceed the maximum time by at least 15 minutes on the date of service.