DESCRIPTION
The AMA and CMS have created new Evaluation and Management (E/M) guidelines, which began on January 1, 2021. Learn how the changes affect your documentation, coding, and reimbursement. Find out the new methods to determine the level of E/M service. The new guidelines affect every patient, even the cash patient. As a Certified Medical Compliance Specialist, Certified Insurance Consultant, and a seasoned practitioner, Dr. Mario Fucinari will show you documentation methods to determine how to implement the E/M guidelines for the chiropractic office. This class is ideal for doctors, staff, billers, and students. Sponsored by NCMIC.
Mario Fucinari DC, CPCO, CPPM, CIC, has over 35 years’ experience in the healthcare industry. He is a nationally recognized speaker throughout the country. Dr. Fucinari is a frequent speaker for NCMIC, Foot Levelers, and ChiroHealthUSA. He serves as a post-graduate instructor for many chiropractic universities and state associations.
Learning Objectives:
- Examine how the evaluation and management guidelines have evolved since 1995,
- Learn the difference between the 1995 guidelines, 1997 guidelines, and the 2021 guidelines.
- Explore how the guidelines will compliment you are using and how to translate them to the new guidelines.
-Address necessary documentation requirements for the new guidelines.
-Gain awareness of how your staff can aid in gathering the history elements in the new guidelines.
-Understand medical decision making and time
