BC Advantage - 2017 Issue 10

CMS Proposes to Revise Evaluation & Management Guidelines

According to the recently released 2018 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, published in the Federal Register, dated July 21, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) acknowledges that the current Evaluation and Management (E/M) documentation guidelines create an administrative burden and increased audit risk for providers. In response, CMS announced its intention to undertake a multi-year effort with the input of providers and other stakeholders to revise the current E/M documentation guidelines. This revision will likely include removal of the history and exam documentation requirements.CMS states in the provision: "Stakeholders have long maintained that both the...

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