On January 1, 2021, new evaluation and management (E&M) coding guidelines for clinical office visits go into effect across the US. These guidelines, which reflect the most significant change in E ...

Instead of continuing following the current E/M guidelines, AMIA recommends that CMS convene specialty societies and health IT professionals to develop new E/M coding criteria and revamp EHRs to ...

The American Medical Association's CPT Editorial Panel at its February meeting approved technical corrections to the E/M coding guidelines for outpatient visits.

Coding and documentation guidelines for E/M services were also revised for the first time in more than 25 years. These changes are significant, and they deserve a closer look.

The new E/M guidelines reflect changes made by The American Medical Association (AMA) and have been incorporated into the latest edition of the AMA’s medical coding manual, CPT 2021.

A: Per the 2021 E/M guidelines, effective January 1, providers may use the time they spend working with or on a patient as the basis for CPT visit code selection.

Evaluation and management (E/M) codes drive much of the revenue in physician practices. Thus, these codes are often vulnerable to third-party auditor scrutiny. When auditing, auditors frequently ...

"Confusion regarding variations between multiple E&M guidelines and issues with medical necessity and documentation often leads to under-coded or over-coded services," said Adam Seymour, Alpha II ...

When it comes to coding, the name of the game is accuracy. Code less than warranted, and you lose out on reimbursement you can't afford to forgo. | When it comes to coding, the name of the game is ...