BC Advantage - 2018 Issue 9

The Potential Impacts of a Flat Rate EM Reimbursement on our Industry

The proposed E&M changes by CMS would decrease provider administrative work burden by, per CMS, 51 hours a year; however, how will reducing documentation requirements truly affect the professionals of the healthcare industry? First, let’s discuss the 30,000-foot overview of the most impactful E&M changes—which is the change to the reimbursement model—and the documentation relaxation proposal. Then you will be challenged to share your opinion attending how this will impact the coding and auditing profession and healthcare in general.Proposed Reimbursement Model ChangeCMS is proposing to “collapse” the current office/outpatient E&...

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