THE OUTPATIENT E/M CODING CURRICULUM (2023)
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This curriculum will teach you all you need to know about performing and documenting outpatient E/M services for 2023 and beyond. This program includes the 2023 E/M Coding Update Course, plus individual modules for the most common outpatient encounters. Using clinical examples, we show you step-by-step how to select the correct level of care for every encounter and then how to document the visit as expeditiously as possible. This curriculum is made up of 6 individual video tutorials and has been approved for 5.5 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit™


Author/Presenter: Peter R. Jensen, MD, CPC | Director of E/M Compliance YNHH Hospitalist Service

Format: Self-paced video tutorial (runs in the browser of any PC, Mac, tablet or smart phone)

Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Coders, Office Managers

Total Number of Modules: 6

CME: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (5.5 hours)

Accreditation: Yale University School of Medicine Continuing Medical Education



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Accreditation Statement
The Yale University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. These educational activities are designated for maximum AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (as noted on each course).

Designation Statement
The Yale School of Medicine designates this on-line activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per session, a total of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for the series. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of Yale School of Medicine, Continuing Medical Education (CME), to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational programs.  All individuals involved in the development and presentation of Accredited Continuing Education activities are required to disclose all financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies that has occurred within the past 24 months; and the opportunity to affect the content of CME about the products or services of the commercial interests. This information is disclosed to all activity participants prior to the commencement of the educational activity.

Faculty
Planner/Developer – Peter R. Jensen, MD, CPC – No financial relationships.

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The Outpatient E/M Coding Curriculum: 2023 Update 

E/M Coding Update (2023): Learn about the most recent E/M coding updates for 2023.  The pool of encounters which may be documented using the 2021 guidelines has been greatly expanded to include all E/M services in both the outpatient and inpatient settings.  The extent of the history and physical exam no longer affect the level of care selected, which is instead driven by time or the medical decision-making required for each visit.  There are new rules for calculating your medical decision-making and a new convention for adding up time spent.  There are also new codes for prolonged services for both inpatients and outpatients.  This course explains it all.  

Run time: 61 minutes.                                           CME: 1 hour of AMA PRA Category 1 CME


New Office Patients: Learn how the most recent 2023 E/M coding updates will impact the documentation for new office patients.  Learn how to calculate your medical decision-making and add up the time spent so you can select the correct level of care for each visit.  The lowest level of care (99201) has been deleted, leaving us with four levels of care for these visits.  This course uses clinical examples to illustrate exactly how to recognize the correct level of care and then shows, step-by-step, how to document each visit.

Run time: 60 minutes                                           CME: 1 hour of AMA PRA Category 1 CME


Established Office Visits:  These are the most common E/M encounters on the planet.  Learn how the most recent E/M coding updates will affect the documentation for these visits.  Did you know that if you can recognize the clinical circumstances when it would be appropriate to go from a level-3 established office visit to a level-4 established office visit, you would increase your reimbursement by 41%?  This course shows how to add up your time and quantify your medical decision-making, so you can always select the correct level of care for these visits.  The most recent guidance on reporting prolonged services in conjunction with these encounters is also discussed.

Run time: 62 minutes.                                           CME: 1 hour AMA PRA Category 1 CME


Outpatient Consult Services:  Medicare may not pay for outpatient consult services, but some private insurers still do.  For the first time, consult E/M services may be documented using the 2021 E/M guidelines.  The level-1 outpatient consult code (99241) has been deleted, which leaves us with four levels of care for these services.  The previous requirements for specific levels of history and physical exam have been discarded.  The level of care is now driven by time or by the medical decision-making required for the visit.  These courses will show you how to calculate your medical decision-making so you can always select the correct code for these visits.  Using clinical examples, we illustrate how to document each level of care for outpatient consult services. 

Run time: 54 minutes.                                           CME: 1 hour AMA PRA Category 1 CME


Emergency Department E/M Services:  Effective January 1, 2023, for the first time, emergency department E/M services may be documented using the 2021 E/M guidelines.  The previous requirements for specific levels of history and physical exam have been discarded.  The level of care is now driven solely by the medical decision-making needed for the visit.  This course will show you how to calculate your medical decision-making so you can always select the correct code for these services.  Using clinical examples, we illustrate how to choose the right code for each visit and then how to perform and document a medically appropriate history and exam.

Run time: 49 minutes.                                           CME: 1 hour AMA PRA Category 1 CME


Critical Care Services :Learn how to apply the most recent E/M coding updates and guidance to critical care services.  Did you know that Medicare adds up critical care time differently than the AMA CPT Manual?  Can critical care be a split/shared service?  What happens when I cross midnight while performing critical care?  Can two doctors in the same group aggregate their critical care time on the same date?  Get the answers to these questions and more in this concise, clinically based presentation featuring the latest updates and clarifications regarding critical care services. 

Run time: 24 minutes                                           CME: 1/2 hour AMA PRA Category 1 CME



THE OUTPATIENT E/M CODING CURRICULUM
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