Medical Xpress February 22, 2022
A new observational study has found that the American Medical Association (AMA) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) new billing guidelines immediately affected the distribution of evaluation and management (E/M) patient visits but have had no impact on the amount of time providers spend writing notes in the electronic health record (EHR) or the overall length of notes. The findings are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Extensive documentation for reimbursement combined with low EHR usability contributes to high rates of physician burnout and job dissatisfaction. To combat this, the AMA and CMS recently made optional the history and physical examination elements of the physician note. The AMA also streamlined the logic in applying E/M visit codes based...
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