Elsevier and AMA to collaborate on outpatient coding eLearning courses

PHILADELPHIA — Elsevier, the global information analytics company specializing in science and health, and the American Medical Association (AMA) today announced that they will co-develop eLearning course content for Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®), the most widely accepted nomenclature in the U.S. to report outpatient and office medical procedures and services.

CPT meets the data demands of the modern health care system by accurately describing complicated medical services with a simple five-digit numeric code and a clinical description of the service. Understanding proper CPT coding can help physicians and provider organizations reduce risk, obtain appropriate payment, and successfully appeal insurance denials.