Evaluation and Management Services (E/M) Code Assignment and Validation

Baker Newman Noyes (BNN) offers a course on evaluation and management (E/M) code assignment and validation.

Program Goals

To provide you with an understanding of:

• Evaluation and management (E/M) code assignment
  • Understand the elements of an E/M code
  • Understand the rules of E/M services
• Principles of medical record documentation requirements
  • Review documentation basics and formatting of chart notes
  • Review documentation guidelines
• How to conduct a medical record chart review (audit)
  • Understand details for the medical record review process
  • Properly review the medical record using tools provided
  • Analyze and report results for reporting and education

Program Overview

• Documentation principles/requirements
• Overview/introduction to 1995 vs. 1997 E/M Guidelines
  • History, exam, medical decision making
• Determining type of patient/type of service
• Review of common modifiers
• Hands on coding validation exercise with presentations
• Review importance of an E/M validation process
• Overview/Introduction to
  • Split/Shared E/M services
  • Incident to services
  • Teaching physician services
  • Scribe services
  • Etc.

Requirements:

• Basic knowledge of E/M principles
• Experience and knowledge of chart auditing or E/M coding recommended
• Coding certification NOT necessary

Contact our healthcare advisory team directly to schedule this on demand training for your team.