BC Advantage - 2021 Issue 7

Evaluation and Management - Series Three

This is the third in the series for 2021 Evaluation and Management for Office/Outpatient Services and Prolonged Care. This component is called Amount and/or Complexity of Data to be Reviewed and Analyzed. Previously, it was known as Amount and/or Complexity of Data. This component contains new requirements and definitions, and is the area of greatest change.Clarification/DefinitionsThe status of new/established patient has not changed. In an instance when a physician/QHP is on call or covering for another physician/QHP, the patient’s encounter will be classified as it would have been by the physician/QHP who is not available. When...

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