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the outpatient curriculum
 

 

Effective January 1, 2023, this information is no longer up-to-date. The material on this page covers only the 1995 and 1997 E/M guidelines and is no longer accurate. A new set of E/M guidelines was released in 2021, with some minor modifcations added for 2023. These new guidelines are now used to document all encounters in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. For the most recent E/M coding guidance, visit our home page here.

 

Video Tutorials Included in this Curriculum

 
The Basic Course
 
Rational Physician Coding for E/M Services
 
New Office Patients
Basic   RPC Course   New Office Patients
Basic Course Preview
 
Hospitalist Preview
 
H&P Preview
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
Established Office Patients   Consult   Critical
Progress Notes Preview
 
Consult Course Preview
 
Critical Care Course Preview
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
 
  Faculty  
   
Faculty Course Preview
 
    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.    
 
 
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