CMS is proposing major changes affecting the way physicians report Evaluation and Management (“E/M”) visits.
CMS Proposal: Practitioners Choice
CMS is proposing that practitioners have a choice:
- Continue to use either the 1995 or 1997 E/M guidelines
- Code and document by time or
- New reporting methodology of MDM only
Using the new MDM only method, the physician would only be required to document a minimum exam and/or history. This will allow practitioners to focus their documentation on what has changed since the last visit or on pertinent items that have not changed.
