Overview
Anatomy of an Audit™: Complexity of Problem Addressed
May 22nd, 2025 at 12:00 pm ET
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Guest presenters Pam D’Apuzzo, CPC, ACS-EM, ACS-MS, CPMA and Debra Rossi, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPMA of VMG Health
This is the first of three in-depth webinars on auditing E/M services. Each webinar will cover one of the elements of medical decision making.
Combining CPT® guidance and extensive audit experience, this session will address definitions and documentation related to acute and chronic conditions, stable or with exacerbation/progression or side-effect, how an undiagnosed new problem with an uncertain outcome differs from an acute, uncomplicated condition, and have examples of an illness with systemic symptoms and “high” in the number and complexity of problems addressed. Auditors struggle with how the status of problems needs to be documented. The session will also address what CMS says about documenting the reason for the visit and how to assess a “medically appropriate” history and exam.
After the session participants will be able to:
- Differentiate between acute and chronic problems
- Explain the difference between an acute, uncomplicated illness and an acute illness with systemic symptoms and an undiagnosed new problem with an uncertain prognosis
- Give providers guidance about documentation to support problems addressed
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CEU Credit
This program has the prior approval of AAPC for 1 continuing education credit. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.
Participants on the live call will be able to download the CEU certificate at the end of the teaching portion of the webinar. The certificate will also be emailed to attendees following the event.
If you are watching on-demand, AAPC requires a post-test with a score of 70% correct or better to receive the CEU certificate.
Credit expiration date: 05-30-2026