BC Advantage - 2020 Issue 3

2021 E and M Changes - Diagnoses in the MDM

The year 2021 will bring significant changes to how we determine the level of evaluation and management services in the outpatient setting. We will no longer score history and exam elements, instead focusing on medical decision making or the documentation of time. You may be thinking you will only have to do one-third of the work beginning in 2021... but wait. The definitions and CPT guidelines about how time and MDM are scored are also changing. It is imperative for auditors to understand these changes so we can educate and prepare our providers. Today we will begin to explore...

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