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. Code too high and risk scrutiny from the Office of ...

If you listen to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the organization's plans to update evaluation and management (E/M) codes could simplify documentation and free up doctors’ time to ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hayes Management Consulting announced today that its MDaudit™ software provides an E&M bell curve reporting module that allows healthcare organizations to quickly ...

Introduction Sicker Patients or Better Charting? EHRs Put E/M Coding on Steroids Gaming the System or Just Following the System? Warning Shots and Network Deselection EHRs Put E/M Coding on Steroids ...

Medical coding and billing is a fairly complex process and requires that those working in the medical office to have extensive training to ensure proper billing of the insurance company. Often ...

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) on January 28 called for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to adopt a long-term electronic health record (EHR) strategy of ...

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) ...