Healthcare

Documentation Changes for Office Visits 2021

Summary:

It has been almost 30 years since the documentation guidelines for office and outpatient visits were written.  As part of the Patients Over Paperwork Act these outdated guidelines are being retired and the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have created new guidelines that go into effect for dates of service beginning January 1, 2021

Session highlights:

·         Codes that are added and deleted for office and outpatient visits

·         Changes to choosing the level of service based on time

·         The 3 revised elements of medical decision making

·         The new role of history and examination

·         New ways to give providers credit for diagnostic testing

·         Tips on what your office should do for compliance

·         Educating the providers in your office on the changes

·         What your EHR vendor should be offering for templates

·         Prolonged service code changes to capture all of the time spent for the encounter

Benefits of attending session:

You will learn what the differences are between the current and new guidelines in order to realize the appropriate documentation for office and outpatient visits.  This will be critical because all insurance companies will recognize these guidelines printed in CPT® 2021.

What will you achieve?

You will be able to recognize what changes have to be made in the documentation of your providers today and the changes that have to be made while gaining knowledge of all the elements and criteria auditors will be looking for to be compliant.

Who should attend?

·         All specialties

·         billers

·         coders

·         reimbursement specialists

·         prior authorization assistants

·         physicians

·         Nursing Professionals

·         Physician Assistants

·         Managers

·         Administrators