THE OUTPATIENT E/M CODING CURRICULUM (2024)	One Year Subscription Price: $249

This curriculum will teach you all you need to know about performing and documenting outpatient E/M services for 2024 and beyond. This program includes the 2024 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

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. CME Survey In order to claim CME credit, you must complete the survey below. The survey only has to be completed one time in order to access all your certificates.

The Outpatient E/M Coding Curriculum: 2024 Update 

E/M Coding Update (2024): Learn about the most recent E/M coding updates for 2024  There is new convention for times assigned to new and established office visits.  There is also new guidance regarding billing for split/shared services (different rules for the AMA vs. Medicare).  The biggest news for 2024 is that the new G code for medical complexity and/or primary care (G2211) goes live on January 1, 2024.  This code will compensate physicians for performing primary care and for addressing complex medical problems on a longitudinal basis and pays about $16.   

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

Prolonged Services: This course reviews the rules for coding for prolonged services in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. There are two methodologies for coding for prolonged services, one endorsed by the AMA and one endorsed by Medicare. Medicare will ONLY pay for their G codes for prolonged services. This course will take you through the requirements for prolonged services for all outpatient and inpatient encounters.

Run time: 30 minutes                                           CME: 1/2 hour AMA PRA Category 1 CME

THE OUTPATIENT E/M CODING CURRICULUM	One Year Subscription Price: $249
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