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1 MIN READ

Pearl of the Week: Simplify your note templates

Find resources on simplifying your progress note templates and outpatient documentation.

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Sustainability
AMA STEPS Forward® Pearl of the Week
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5 MIN READ

Streamline E/M documentation by targeting note bloat

Guideline revisions offer path to cut evaluation and management (E/M) burdens. One key is to redo those note templates, says an AMA physician expert.

CPT®
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2 MIN READ

Private Practice Simple Solutions: Session resources

Download PDFs of checklists, guides, toolkits, playbooks, templates and other supplementary resources for webinars in the Private Practice Simple Solutions series.

Private Practices
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9 MIN READ

CPT® Evaluation and Management

On Nov. 1, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a historic provision in the 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule.

CPT®
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4 MIN READ

A simpler approach helps physicians properly report E/M services

Learn how the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set helps simplify physicians’ administrative tasks and promote team-based care.

CPT®
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5 MIN READ

Cuts overshadow new services in 2024 Medicare payment schedule

Jill Biden touts codes for cancer-treatment navigation services as part of Cancer Moonshot initiative. But doctors still face 3.37% pay cut in 2024.

Medicare & Medicaid
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3 MIN READ

Myth or fact? The number of vital signs recorded affects billing

The AMA sets the record straight on recent Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code changes regarding E/M outpatient documentation and coding.

CPT®
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3 MIN READ

Does the number of vital signs recorded affect billing?

Get real answers from the AMA to common myths about the impact of vital signs on level of service billed.

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Sustainability
Debunking Regulatory Myths
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4 MIN READ

349 ways CPT codes set prepares physicians for practicing in 2024

The 349 changes to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set and new Spanish code descriptors will help practices succeed in the year ahead.

CPT®