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Pearl of the Week: Reduce the documentation burden

Find resources on outpatient documentation and coding. 

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AMA STEPS Forward®
AMA STEPS Forward® Pearl of the Week
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Sept. 20, 2024: Advocacy Update other news

CPT Assistant article provides guidance on reporting prior authorization work and more in the latest other news in Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Are only physicians and other billing health care professionals allowed to enter or change diagnosis and procedure codes?

Get real answers from the AMA to common myths about entering a diagnosis and procedure code. 

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Administrative Burdens
Debunking Regulatory Myths
Aug 9, 2022 ·
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E/M 2023: Advancing Landmark Revisions Across More Settings of Care

This webinar provides an introduction to the E/M code descriptors and guidelines for 2023.

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Pearl of the Week: Simplify your note templates

Find resources on simplifying your progress note templates and outpatient documentation.

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AMA STEPS Forward®
AMA STEPS Forward® Pearl of the Week
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Streamline E/M documentation by targeting note bloat

Guideline revisions offer path to cut evaluation and management (E/M) burdens. One key is to redo those note templates, says an AMA physician expert.

CPT®
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A simpler approach helps physicians properly report E/M services

Learn how the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set helps simplify physicians’ administrative tasks and promote team-based care.

CPT®
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Cuts overshadow new services in 2024 Medicare payment schedule

Jill Biden touts codes for cancer-treatment navigation services as part of Cancer Moonshot initiative. But doctors still face 3.37% pay cut in 2024.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Myth or fact? The number of vital signs recorded affects billing

The AMA sets the record straight on recent Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code changes regarding E/M outpatient documentation and coding.

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Administrative Burdens
Debunking Regulatory Myths