AHIMA November 11, 2020
Our current calendar year has been a difficult and challenging one for all of us in many different ways. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our health and well-being, our economy, business operations, availability of supplies, our social customs, and how we receive health services. Perhaps one of the few silver linings is that telehealth became temporarily approved for many services that were intended as face-to-face services only. This has been a critical time for facilitating access to healthcare and for evaluating the effectiveness of our healthcare delivery. Since the most commonly reported professional services are Evaluation and Management (E/M) codes, it seems fitting and timely that the rules for compliance with the documentation of these services should be reevaluated and...