Health Affairs

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

On January 1, 2021, new evaluation and management (E&M) coding guidelines for clinical office visits go into effect across the US. These guidelines, which reflect the most significant change in E&M ...
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 ...
HealthLeaders Media

Back to basics: Understanding ICD-10-CM coding guidelines and clinical examples

ICD-10-CM coding can be challenging for coders in the outpatient setting. It is important to remember that the Official ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting provide a road map to ensure ...
HealthLeaders Media

AMA Announces Technical Corrections to the E/M Coding Guidelines For Outpatient Visits

The American Medical Association's CPT Editorial Panel at its February meeting approved technical corrections to the E/M coding guidelines for outpatient visits. The American Medical Association’s ...
Becker's ASC

Coding Guidelines for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

The American Academy of Professional Coders has published an article providing coding guidelines for abdominal wall reconstruction. The article, titled Expose the Layers of Abdominal Wall ...
Becker's ASC

10 ASC Coding Challenges and Guidelines That May Impact Your ASC’s Bottom Line

Significant reimbursement losses are inevitable when epidural and tendon sheath injection procedures are reported incorrectly. Improper reporting is often due to a lack of understanding of the ...