Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

Improve your E/M payment odds with these 5 quick tips Most practices report E/M codes every single day, but when you're coding in a routine way, you might actually be in a coding rut. Ensure that you are submitting E/M services properly so you won't spend time chasing denials or re-sending missing documentation. Check out the following five tips shared during the recent webinar, "E/M: Introducing the Guidelines," presented on Jan. 18 by Palmetto GBA, a Part B MAC in seven states. 1. Avoid Writing the Same Thing for Every Patient. Although you might think of "cloned documentation" as only existing when using electronic health records (EHRs), the truth is that even paper records can be considered "cloned" if they are all worded exactly alike. "Whether the cloned documentation is handwritten, the result of a pre-printed template, or use electronic health records, cloning of documentation will be considered misrepresentation of [...]