Lexology February 26, 2020
E/M office visit historical background
For years, providers have voiced their concerns about the amount of data entry required for Evaluation and Management (E/M) visits. Many state they spend twice as much time documenting in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) as they do treating patients. CMS has sought input from stakeholders on how to accurately report E/M codes without the burdensome reporting guidelines. As part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) “Patients over Paperwork” initiative, changes in coding, payment, and documentation requirements for E/M Office or Outpatient Services (99201-99205 and 99211-99215) are being implemented as an effort to reduce administrative burden, increase payment accuracy, and decrease unnecessary documentation in the medical record. The changes discussed below were...
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