Ob-Gyn Coding Alert

News Brief:

E/M Documentation Guidelines to Be Discarded?

Recently, the AMA announced on its Web site that on May 16, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy Thompson's Advisory committee on Regulatory Reform voted 20-1 to recommend eliminating documentation guidelines for E/M services. According to the review and approval. Therefore, announcement, "The AMA has repeatedly informed the department and the Regulatory Relief Advisory Committee that physicians identify E/M documentation guidelines as the single largest paperwork burden imposed by the Medicare program."

The Advisory Committee's recommendation will proceed to Thompson for a final decision. In the meantime, physicians and coders should continue to observe the current E/M documentation standards. 

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