Evaluation and Management Documentation Guidelines and Pitfalls of Electronic Medical Records

Evaluation and Management Documentation Guidelines and Pitfalls of Electronic Medical Records Webinar Evaluation and management (E/M) services are the main revenue-generating source for primary care physicians. That is why it is extremely important for physicians and their coding staff to understand E/M documentation guidelines and requirements for code levels. Over-coding and under-coding can be detrimental to a practice. By viewing this 60 minute webinar, you will Learn the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services E/M guidelines (1995 and 1997) and understand the differences and which to use in your practice. Learn the requirements to obtain specific code levels (eg, 99212 or 99213). Learn the 3 key components and understand the role played by each. Review common pediatric presenting problems (eg, asthma) and how different scenarios related to the problem are coded on the spectrum (eg, 99212 versus 99213 versus 99214). Understand the importance of medical necessity and how it affects E/M coding. Understand time-based E/M coding. Understand the pitfalls of electronic medical record use in coding E/M service levels.About the presenter: Joel Bradley, MD, FAAP, is a pediatrician and Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). He spent many years in private practice and now works as a medical director for a state-managed Medicaid program. He has been a member of the AAP Committee on Coding and Nomenclature (COCN) since 1995. Dr Bradley is past editor of AAP publications "Coding for Pediatrics" and "AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter " and currently sits on the COCN Editorial Advisory Board for all coding resources. He sat on the Current Procedural Terminology Editorial Panel from 2004 to 2008 and is now the AAP representative to the American Medical Association/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee. Dr Bradley has given numerous coding presentations at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition and has always received high marks. "