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E/M prep: Get your coding, EHR systems ready for 2021

New office-visit coding criteria are designed to be intuitive but implementing them requires practices to incorporate some change-management strategies and perhaps some outside advice.

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CPT®

E/M prep: Your in-house practice checklist for 2021 transition

New E/M office visit coding guidelines are simpler and more flexible. Learn more from the AMA on what to do in your practice to get the biggest burden relief.

CPT®

CPT/HCPAC Advisory Committee Annual Meeting/CPT Editorial Panel Meeting

CPT/HCPAC Annual Meeting for CPT and HCPAC Advisors will be held on Thursday; regular Panel business will be held on Friday and Saturday.

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CPT® Evaluation and Management

On Nov. 1, 2019 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a historic provision in the 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule.

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10 tips to prepare your practice for E/M office visit changes

The AMA is dedicated to reducing documentation burdens that interfere with patient care. We worked together with CMS to overhaul Evaluation and Management (E/M) office visit codes for the first time in more than 25 years.

AMA Statements

AMA applauds relief from documentation burden in new Medicare rule

Many physicians will have reduced documentation beginning in 2021.

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CPT®

E/M overhaul aims to reduce physicians’ documentation burdens

Learn how the AMA has worked with CMS and 170 physician organizations to simplify office-visit documentation.

CPT® Editorial Panel

Summary of Panel Actions

Find information about the summary of panel actions, a document prepared after each meeting of the CPT editorial panel.

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Effective, standardized coding resources that drive interoperability for international users.

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