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- Author:
- Alexandra Flamm, MD
- Daniel M. Siegel, MD, MS
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- Author:
- Alexandra Flamm, MD
- Daniel M. Siegel, MD, MS
The updated outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) coding paradigm went into effect in January 2021, with level of visit being based on time...
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How to Effectively Utilize Consultation Codes: 2023 Updates
- Author:
- Alexandra Flamm, MD
Updates to the inpatient and outpatient consultation code families went into effect January 1, 2023.
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The Final Rule for 2022: What’s New and How Changes in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program Affect Dermatologists
- Author:
- Alexandra Flamm, MD
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2022 final rule, which went into effect on January 1, 2022, contains updates affecting the...
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- Author:
- Alina G. Bridges, DO
- Alexandra Flamm, MD
- Daniel M. Siegel, MD, MS
In July 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed fee schedule that will negatively impact practices that...
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E/M Coding in 2021: The Times (and More) Are A-Changin’
- Author:
- Alexandra Flamm, MD
- Alina Bridges, MD
- Daniel M. Siegel, MD, MS
Major revisions for commonly reported office and outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) codes were implemented on January 1, 2021, by the...