tci E/M Coding Alert - 2014 Issue 8

News You Can Use: Calculate HEM with Less Effort, Thanks to Guidelines Change

Remember the exam is the last criterion that differs from 1995 to 1997 guidelines. CMS and the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) have some good news for your practice when it comes to using a patient’s history of present illness (HPI), review of systems, and past, family, and social histories to choose the detail of the history component of the evaluation and management services.  As of September 10, 2013, you can use the HPI criteria from either the 1995 or the 1997 Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation & Management Services. This allows the ability to now...

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