99213 vs. 99214: Three tips for spotting the difference -- FPM
Aug 22, 2018 - One of the most confounding aspects of evaluation and management (E/M) coding is the distinction between a 99213 and a 99214 established patient office visit. The following tips can help you recognize when a visit meets the requirements of a 99214, as opposed to a 99213.
Family Practice Management : In Practice Blog : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/coding_99214.html
99213 or 99214? Three Tips for Navigating the Coding Conundrum -- FPM
Aug 1, 2018 - Here’s how to quickly identify whether you’re on the path to a 99214 versus a 99213.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0700/p5.html
Coding "Routine" Office Visits: 99213 or 99214? -- FPM
Sep 1, 2005 - Before choosing 99213 for routine visits, consider whether your work qualifies for a 99214.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0900/p52.html
Practice Essentials -- FPM Topic Collection
Nov 8, 2011 - If you want a quick course on those aspects of practice that you didn't learn about in medical school and residency, or if you're new to practice and feeling overwhelmed, this Practice Essentials article collection will introduce you to the basics -- from coding to contracting to time ...
- Access to Care
- Coding
- Electronic Health Records
- Life Balance
- Malpractice
- Negotiating and Contracting
- Patient-Centered Medical Home
- Physician-Patient Communication
- Practice Efficiency
- Time Management
Family Practice Management : Topic Collections
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=74
Coding -- FPM Topic Collection
Jul 23, 2010 - This article collection features popular FPM content on the subject of coding -- from getting all the 99214s you deserve to differentiating between new and established patient visits. This article collection features popular FPM content on the subject of coding -- from getting all the ...
Family Practice Management : Topic Collections
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=49
Medicare Wellness Visits: Reassessing Their Value to Your Patients and Your Practice --...
Apr 1, 2019 - Providing Medicare wellness visits can be challenging but can improve quality and practice revenue.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/0300/p25.html
The 2019 Medicare Documentation, Coding, and Payment Update -- FPM
Feb 1, 2019 - This year’s changes include some welcome documentation relief, new codes for portal and telephone encounters, and much more.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/0100/p23.html
Four Coding and Payment Opportunities You Might Be Missing -- FPM
Jun 1, 2016 - You’re likely already doing the work, so why not get paid for it?
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0500/p30.html
Coding & Documentation - May-Jun 2019 -- FPM
Jun 1, 2019 - Same-day return visit | Modifier for incident-to services | Inpatient care billing by teaching physician | Biopsy of the outer ear | Multiple X-rays
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/0500/p31.html
Think 99214 if you see these problems or procedures -- FPM
Jun 20, 2019 - The risk component of medical decision making is more subjective and can be difficult to identify, so here’s what to look for.
Family Practice Management : In Practice Blog : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/99214_presenting_problems.html
Coding & Documentation - Nov-Dec 2018 -- FPM
Dec 1, 2018 - When the chief complaint is medication refill | 99221 for second hospital encounter? | Staph infection of a wound
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/1100/p32.html
How to Create a Culture of Well-Being in Your Practice -- FPM
Aug 1, 2018 - Every organization has a culture, either by default or by design. Why not cultivate one that helps people thrive?
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0700/p11.html
Coding & Documentation - Jul-Aug 2018 -- FPM
Aug 1, 2018 - Medicare billing for well-woman exams | Pediatric hearing screening | Road rash treatment | Peak flow testing | Student documentation
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0700/p31.html
How to handle a rude patient -- FPM
Aug 23, 2018 - When you encounter patient rudeness or other difficult behaviors, the technique of reframing can help.
Family Practice Management : In Practice Blog : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/rude_patients.html
Six keys to coding 99211 visits -- FPM
Aug 20, 2018 - Using CPT code 99211 can boost your practice’s revenue and improve documentation. Here's how to determine if a service qualifies.
Family Practice Management : In Practice Blog : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/coding_99211.html
Evaluation and management (E/M) coding and documentation burden could lighten in 2019 ...
Jul 13, 2018 - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' proposed rule for the Physician Fee Schedule for 2019 contains significant revisions to the coding, documentation, and payment of office visit evaluation and management services.
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid Blog : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/em_coding_proposed_changes.html
Quality Measurement: A Long Way to Go -- FPM
Aug 1, 2018 - Physician quality shouldn't be subjective. But the current measurement methods need more work.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0700/p4.html
Getting Your Notes Done on Time -- FPM
Apr 1, 2016 - These seven tips can help you spend less time on charting.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0300/p40.html
Coding & Documentation - Mar-Apr 2018 -- FPM
Apr 1, 2018 - Time spent on chronic care management vs. time spent on E/M services | ICD-10 coding for bug bites | Billing for palliative care visits
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0300/p41.html
Coding office visits the easy way - based on time -- FPM
Feb 9, 2018 - An E/M office visit may be coded based solely on face-to-face time when more than half is devoted to counseling or coordination of care.
Family Practice Management : In Practice Blog : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/coding_office_visits_the_easy_way.html
What's your coding profile? -- FPM
Feb 2, 2018 - Comparing your E/M coding distribution with national benchmarks will help you identify aberrant coding patterns and make adjustments before they raise a red flag with payers or cost your practice money.
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid Blog : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/whats_your_coding_profile.html
Jan 3, 2018 - 2018 issues of FPM journal
Family Practice Management : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/explore/past/2018.html
99213 or 99214? Three Tips for Navigating the Coding Conundrum
...99213 or 99214? Three Tips for Navigating the Coding Conundrum Here’s how to quickly identify whether you’re on the path to a 99214 versus a 99213. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Richelle Marting is an attorney practicing with Forbes Law Group in Overland Park, Kan., where she focuses on...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0700/p5.pdf
Coding "Routine" Office visits: 99213 or 99214? -- Family Practice Management
...d ata show that family physicians choose 99213 for about 61 percent of visits with established Medicare patients and choose 99214 only about 23 percent of the time for the same type of visit.1 So 99213 must be the correct code to use for a routine visit, right? Not necessarily. Many...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0900/p52.pdf
Coding & Documentation - Jan-Feb 2016 -- FPM
Feb 1, 2016 - ...99213 or 99214? Three Tips for Navigating the Coding Conundrum A Refresher on Medical Necessity Skin Deep: How to Properly Code for Biopsies and Lesion Removal Editor's Collections Coding & Documentation Related Topic Searches Time-based coding MOST RECENT ISSUE...
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0100/p34.html