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 ...

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) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Brian Outland, PhD, director of regulatory affairs at ACP, discussed the recent changes in evaluation and ...

Last week, the HHS Office of Inspector General released a report finding Medicare inappropriately paid $6.7 billion for evaluation and management services claims in 2010. Here are 10 key things to ...

Physician advocacy groups are urging Cigna to withdraw a new reimbursement policy that would automatically downcode high-level E/M claims, arguing it undermines clinical judgment and creates an unfair ...

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 ...