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Observation Care CPT Updates to Impact Emergency Physician Reimbursement

The American Medical Association (AMA) has released new CPT guidelines for patients in Observation status, including some that may significantly impact emergency physician reimbursement. These updates ...
Health Affairs

New Clinical Coding Guidelines Account For Patients’ Social Risk: We Should Do More To Ensure They Advance Health Care Quality And Equity

The new Medicare and Medicaid coding guidelines for office visits are a big deal. Ensuring that they benefit the people who need them is a bigger one. It is clearer now that the federal government and ...
Healio

Education on coding guidelines may increase physician confidence, accuracy with coding

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . After receiving education on coding, all providers had a significant improvement in coding for all coding levels ...
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Updated CPT codes could reduce administrative burdens, ease physician burnout

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The AMA’s CPT update went into effect on Jan. 1. According to the organization, the update will free “physicians ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Coding accuracy isn’t just about reimbursements: How compliance programs promote a quality, culture and positive brand image

New guidelines are typically published each October, but it is not uncommon for updates to come out on a quarterly basis. In addition to these standards, providers also must adhere to payer coding ...