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February 5, 2023

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2023

2022

  • December - E/M changes, January webinar: 2023 CPT® Changes – Who Doesn’t LOVE Getting New CPT® Manuals?!
  • November - Final rule for code 99292, November webinar: Coding for initial hospital services: examples for hospitalists
  • October - Compliance audits, Q&A How to tell time, October webinar: ICD-10-CM: 2023 Coding and Reporting Guidelines
  • September - POS 02, POS 11 and POS 10 code changes, September webinar: 2023 E/M guidelines for hospital, nursing facility, home and residence services
  • August - Changes to evaluation and management services, broad overview of AMA proposed changes, global surgery, August webinar: 2023 CMS Proposed Physician Rule
  • July - AMA changes to E/M, CMS released its proposed rule for 2023, download guidelines in our CPT® book, July webinar: Coding Principles for Practice Administrators
  • June - E/M definition changes coming in January, June webinar: Who Runs the World? GIRLS!!: CPT® Coding for Obstetrical and Gynecological Procedures
  • May - Survey results on denials for unspecified codes, May webinar: Medicare Rules for Incident-to Billing and Shared Services
  • April - Video by Elizabeth Woodcook, on Aged Trial Balances, video on OIG report, April webinar: E/M auditing
  • March - Modifier 25, March webinar: Critical Care Services Coding Update
  • February - EOB, video on MS’s split/shared rules, February webinar: Modifier update: 2022
  • January - POS 10 for telehealth, New 'FT' modifier, 2022 CPT update
  • January - 2023 CPT® hospital claims, January webinar: 2023 CPT® Changes – Who Doesn’t LOVE Getting New CPT® Manuals?!
2021 Expand
  • December - CMS new shared service rule, CPT Changes
  • November - 2022 Final Rule released, Update to ICD-10- CM in 2022 including COVID and SDoH
  • October - Drowning in citations, HCC quizzes, Webinars - Revenue Cycle Management and ICD-10 update for 2022
  • September - Down coding E/M visits based on risk scores, Risk diagnosis coding, Elizabeth Woodcock returns, Preventive medicine and Medicare wellness visits with a problem oriented visit
  • August - CMS 2022 Proposed Physician Rule, FQHC
  • July - TCM billing, CMS 2022 proposed rule, Coding for Critical Care Services
  • June - Return of the E/M auditing webinar
  • May - Diagnosis coding for diagnostic services, May webinar: How medical practice services are paid
  • April - March E/M services updates, Risk & global surgical package, April webinar: HCC Coding for Medical Practices
  • March - Critical care coding review, Update from the AMA on E/M coding, Facility coding, March Webinar: 2021 Office Visit Coding Insights
  • February - Certification of home health services, COVID-19 diagnosis coding timeline, February webinar: 2021 Reimbursement with practice management expert, Elizabeth Woodcock, MBA, FACMPE, CPC
  • January - Conversion factor- again, Spotlight Resource: Additions to FAQ for E/M 2021 Guidelines, January webinar: 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
2020 Expand
  • December - Final rule, Spotlight Resource: E/M 2021 Live Course, December webinar: Coding for Behavioral Health Services
  • November - Wellness visits, New resource: E/M 2021 live course, November webinar: 2021 CPT Changes
  • October - Documenting and coding observation services in 2021, CodingIntel site maintenance, Webinar: Update to CMS Teaching Physician Rules
  • September - CPT releases two new COVID-19 related codes, Webinar: Coding for Prolonged Services in 2021
  • August - CMS 2021 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule rule: Highlights, Webinar: CMS 2021 Proposed Physician Rule
  • July - What will CMS do?, Webinar: CPT E/M Changes Coming in 2021
  • June - An Overview of Behavioral Health and Telehealth
  • May - orrect POS for telephone call codes 99441--99443
  • April - A thank you from Betsy, article updates, April webinar: Medical Record Documentation: CMS Reducing the Burden
  • March - COVID-19 diagnosis coding on Medscape, March webinar: Telemedicine in the Time of COVID 19.
  • February - Global payments, February webinar: On-line digital services and remote monitoring
  • January  - Diagnosis news in the news, UnitedHealthcare and 99285, January webinar: ICD-10 coding
2019 Expand
  • December  - Problem-oriented visit on the day of a preventive medicine service, December webinar: CPT Changes in 2020
  • November  - Certainty, NCD/LCD Search- replies to my request, November Webinar- 2020 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
  • October  - Telemedicine- Can You Get Paid?, RAC Monitor NCDs LCDs, Scoring MDM for Office Visits in 2021 Webinar
  • September  - New CPT codes and HCPCS codes for 2020, Overview of 2021 E/M changes, GYN office procedures webinar
  • August  - E/M for 2021, Proposals in the 2020 proposed rule, Principles of documentation, Webinar news
  • July  - Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring,  New and established patients, CPT® coding for colonoscopy, E/M CPT® changes for 2021
  • June - CMS looking for your feedback, Behavioral Health (June webinar), Can I get paid to..., When a payer comes calling
  • May - Modifier 51? Modifier 59?, Speaking of Search, Percentage of physicians employed grows, May webinar
  • April - E/M, incident to, April webinar, and Analysis of 2018 CERT report
  • March - HCC search tools, Telephone rapport course, Coding for inpatient and observation services, Calling all general surgeons and general surgery coders and billers!
  • February - Coding for skin procedures, Specialty page launch, and Surprising E/M frequency data
  • January - E/M documentation changes, Frequently read, and Critical care webinar
2018 Expand
  • December - Best CPT® resources, CPT® changes for 2019, What's happening in your practice?, Virtual Communication, HCPCS codes
  • November - 2019 Physician Final Rule, Price transparency, Lost EMR data, Screening or monitoring test and more...
  • September - Diagnosis coding for screening tests, Not all publicity is good publicity, Care Management Webinar, Dealing with difficult people, and more...
  • August - Diagnosis coding changes, ICD-10 changes for Oct. 1, HCC changes V22 to V23, What you need to know about the HCC model, 7 Services PCPs forget to bill
  • July - Big news from CMS, Webinar on proposed rule for 2019
  • June - Are you current on risk adjusted diagnosis coding?, Two webinars...two CEUs, Kaiser Health bill of the month, Updated Psychiatry Billing Guide, In case you missed it - CPT® 90750
  • May - New vaccine for shingles, IPPE, AWV's, TCM, CCM..., Two webinars in June
  • April - Denials and delays, Changes to the documentation guidelines, Telemedicine
  • March - Aetna investigated, Anthem backs down, ACOG monthly coding emails, CodingIntel News!
  • February - OB visits and the global period, Surveillance colonoscopy | Is it Screening or diagnostic?, HCPCS prolonged servicescodes G0513, G0514 for wellness visits
  • January - Keep current, Letter to the editor, Save the date

2023 E/M reference sheets

These handy quick reference sheets included at-a-glance MDM requirements for office, hospital, nursing home and home and residence services. And, a bonus sheet with typical time for those code sets. Sign up for Betsy’s monthly newsletter to download these reference sheets and share them with your practitioners.

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2023 E/M guidelines for hospital, nursing facility, home and residence services | Webinar

Effective January 1, 2023, the AMA has revised the definitions and guidelines for hospital and other E/M services, including ED visits, nursing facility services, home services, and domiciliary care codes. Also, coding for prolonged care services gets another overhaul with revised codes and guidelines. Watch this webinar about all these changes.

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Our mission is to provide up-to-date, simplified, citation driven resources that empower our members to gain confidence and authority in their coding role.

In 1988, CodingIntel.com founder Betsy Nicoletti started a Medical Services Organization for a rural hospital, supporting physician practice. She has been a self-employed consultant since 1998. She estimates that in the last 20 years her audience members number over 28,400 at in person events and webinars. She has had 2,500 meetings with clinical providers and reviewed over 43,000 medical notes. She knows what questions need answers and developed this resource to answer those questions. For more about Betsy visit www.betsynicoletti.com.

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