Several insurers are automatically downcoding -- and, therefore, paying less for -- claims for non-procedural office visits, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In this issue, Leffert talks with Susan R. Bailey, MD, president of the AMA, about the new evaluation and ...

The service must be performed for a condition unrelated to the scheduled visit and must be a new condition that requires further evaluation. Q: Is it appropriate to report an E/M code for visit ...

To select a level of an E/M service, two of the three elements of MDM must be met or exceeded. Q: How do you select an E/M code for an outpatient visit based on documentation of medical ...

Coding of physician office visits can be very confusing – and is ever-changing. Every year, regulations and guidelines change, and it is difficult for providers to keep up. Most groups have coding ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The AMA released its 2023 CPT code set, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2023. The changes include 225 new codes, ...

BOCA RATON, Fla--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading healthcare technology vendor Modernizing Medicine® today announced that the company’s electronic health records (EHR) systems, EMA and gGastro EHR, are ready ...

This year ushered in many changes affecting reimbursement for healthcare providers, but few are as important as the new Physician Fee Schedule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ...

Medical professionals aren't always thrilled by Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code revisions, but the changes the American Medical Association is making for 2023 will result in less work for ...

In its comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the draft CY2025 Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS), the American Medical Association badgered CMS on its proposed 2.8% ...