Course Curriculum

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA) have finalized sweeping changes to the documentation and coding guidelines for evaluation and management (E/M) services. The changes are scheduled to be implemented January 1, 2021. The adequacy of clinical documentation and accuracy of coding are critical to an organization’s compliance and financial success. Ensuring that your staff know and understand the changes and that the updates are made to your systems in a correct and timely manner.

Speaker: 
Amy Bailey, CHC, CPC, COC, CPC-I, CCS-P
Principal, HBE Advisors, LLC

Amy Bailey is a principal with HBE Advisors and has over 20 years of health care experience specializing in audit, compliance and litigation support services. 

Amy is the former Chair of the examination committee for the American College of Medical Specialists and is a member of the Auditing and Monitoring Tools Board for the Healthcare Compliance Association. Amy has published numerous articles and spoken for various groups.

Amy has no real or perceived conflicts of interest related to this presentation.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

1.     Explore the new documentation and coding requirements for E/M.

2.     Identify crucial implementation actions to ensure compliance and financial success.

3.     Discuss strategies for auditing E/M utilizing the new guidelines.