by Lindsey Shuman | Jun 5, 2023 | Newsletter
Clarifying Diagnosis Definitions for Medical Decision-Making June 5, 2023 Having a clear understanding of diagnosis definitions is obviously important to medical decision-making, accurate documentation, and reimbursement. Unfortunately, the guidelines in the AMA...
by Lindsey Shuman | May 29, 2023 | Newsletter
Assessing Moderate-Level 4 Risk in Medical Decision-Making Monday, May 29, 2023 In the previous issue of Coffee & Coding, we reviewed Low Level 3 MDM. Now let’s review Moderate Level 4. Let’s start with the guidelines listed by AMA: Moderate 1 or more...
by Lindsey Shuman | May 22, 2023 | Newsletter
Medical Decision-Making: Are you savvy on what constitutes a Low Level 3 for RISK? Monday, May 22, 2023 With CMS’s ever-changing rules, it can be challenging for physicians and nurse practitioners to keep up with them all. Here’s a quick refresher on a...
by Lindsey Shuman | May 15, 2023 | Newsletter
To identify the suitable level of an E/M service, the documentation needs to meet or exceed two out of three components – Problem, Data, and Risk. The American Medical Association (AMA) has published a resource, Table 2 – CPT E/M Office Revisions Level of...
by Lindsey Shuman | May 8, 2023 | Newsletter
Selecting a Level of Service based on Medical Decision-Making (MDM) Part II Monday, May 8, 2023 To determine the appropriate level of an E/M service, it is required to have documentation that satisfies at least two of the three elements – Problem, Data, and...
by Lindsey Shuman | May 1, 2023 | Newsletter
Selecting a Level of Service based on Medical Decision-Making (MDM) Part I Monday, May 1, 2023 Time for a refresher on one of two options available to level an evaluation and management (E/M) service. In this next series of three newsletters, we will focus on medical...
