Online Physician-to-Physician E/M Coding Education for Outpatient Services

CME: 44 hours of AMA Category 1 CME

Peter R. Jensen, MD, CPC designed this series of web-based E/M coding courses to help physicians apply the E/M guidelines in daily practice for the most common outpatient encounters. This is not simply a regurgitation of the E/M guidelines, but a clinically-driven, step-by-step approach to performing and documenting patient encounters as efficiently as possible.

REGISTRATION FEE: $179 for one year of unlimited access per registrant

MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE: If you are not happy, you get your money back (see details here).

OBJECTIVES

• Understand the 1995 and 1997 E/M documentation guidelines
• Learn to select the "correct" level of care based on the cognitive labor provided
• Ensure 100% E/M documentation compliance for the most common outpatient encounters
• Save time by streamlining the documentation process
• Optimize reimbursement by preventing systematic under-coding

HOW IT WORKS

• Register and and pay online for instant access
• You will continue to have access to the E/M courses for one full year
• View E/M coding video tutorials directly in your browser from any computer connected to the internet
• Complete the self-assessment quiz at the end of each module to qualify for CME credit
• Download CME certificate
• A laminated pocket E/M coding guide will be shipped to your address at no additional charge
  
  

Video Tutorials Included in this Curriculum
The Basic Course		Rational Physician Coding for E/M Services		New Office Patients
This course teaches you everything you need to know about the 1995 and 1997 E/M guidelines. Learn how to document the history and physical exam and how to quanitfy your medical decision-making. You are probably over-documenting!		Learn how to select the "correct" level of care for every encounter based on the cognitive labor provided. Then perform and document the history and exam in a purpose-driven manner to ensure compliance.		Now that the consult codes have been eliminated for Medicare patients, the new office patient visit has become the most common outpatient initial encounter. Learn exactly what needs to be documented for each level of care for these visits. All levels of care are discussed.
Established Office Patients		E/M Consult Services		Critical Care and Other Timed Services
These are the most common hospital encounters. Most doctors over-document and under-code for these services. This course will show you how to avoid this trap and save time while increasing reimbursement.		Although Medicare no longer pays for consult services, some private payers still do. But beware. Auditors love to downcode these visits when doctors don't include the exact right terminology. Learn to get it right.		What is critical care? What needs to be documented? What is needed for prolonged services? Using real-life examples, you will get the answers to these questions and more from this course.
		The Faculty Course
		The rules are a little different for documenting E/M services while working with medical students, interns and residents. Learn how house staff can help you complete the documentation for academic E/M services.