Billing for evaluation and management services are vulnerable to fraud and abuse, with Medicare payments for E/M services jumping 48 percent, from $22.7 billion to $33.5 billion in a decade, the ...

In general, Medicare considers E/M services provided on the day of a procedure to be part of the work of that procedure. Q: A patient with a history of hypertension and high cholesterol visits a ...

Last week, the HHS Office of Inspector General released a report finding Medicare inappropriately paid $6.7 billion for evaluation and management services claims in 2010. Here are 10 key things to ...

This year ushered in many changes affecting reimbursement for healthcare providers, but few are as important as the new Physician Fee Schedule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ...

To select a level of an E/M service, two of the three elements of MDM must be met or exceeded. Q: How do you select an E/M code for an outpatient visit based on documentation of medical ...