The AMA’s CPT update went into effect on Jan. 1. According to the organization, the update will free “physicians and care teams from time-wasting administrative tasks that are clinically irrelevant to ...
The American Medical Association (AMA) released updates to its medical codes for 2021 designed to align with a Medicare rule set to take effect in January. Last year, the AMA worked with the Centers ...
Is your practice ready for coming changes to E/M coding? The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and American Medical Association (AMA) will implement ...
The American Medical Association's CPT Editorial Panel at its February meeting approved technical corrections to the E/M coding guidelines for outpatient visits. The American Medical Association’s ...
Make sure billers, coders, clinicians and compliance staff understand that the substantive portion rule does not apply to CPT split/shared coding guidelines. Barbara Levy, M.D., AMA CPT Editorial ...
CMS’ final rule released Nov. 1 includes changes to the billing and coding requirements for evaluation and management services, Health Data Management reports. Effective Jan. 1, CMS’ E/M coding ...
As of 2023, nearly half of U.S. hospital and health systems have at least one partnership, affiliation, or ownership interest in ASCs. Reports from industry publications indicate ASCs are becoming ...
Medical Insurance Reimbursement Over- and under-documentation are equally considered fraudulent, and may increase audit risk, so it is essential to get coding and billing right the first time. With ...