Medical Practice Internet Bandwidth

Medical practice technologies are rapidly moving to the Internet, or “cloud”. When considering your Internet capacity needs, consider both Download and Upload requirements. 

For Time-Based E&M, Whose Time Can be Counted?

As of January 1, 2021, the levels of office or outpatient services are now calculated by medical decision making or total visit time.  This article is focused on when time is used to determine the level of service as well as provide clarity on whose time can be counted. 

Boost Your IR Revenue by Capturing and Billing Consult E&Ms

Cuts for Radiology and IR reimbursements are looming.  CMS’s intention is to cut reimbursements for specialists in order to boost reimbursement for Evaluation & Management patient office visits (E&M). Learn how to capture and bill E&M for your Radiology/IR practice.

The 3 Most Common Misconceptions for Clinical Indications Documentation

In today’s environment of declining reimbursement and increasing costs, it is critical for radiologists to relentlessly strive to optimize their reimbursement and overall practice performance. Radiologist documentation is the key to reimbursement, so it is important to choose your words carefully. 

StreamlineMD EHR Enhanced for 2021 E&M Guidelines

StreamlineMD’s EHR Interactive E&M Tool allows providers to understand and determine the appropriate E&M code to assign based on 2021 guidelines for evaluations based on medical decision making or time.

2021 E&M Documentation & Coding Guidelines

Everyone has been talking about the changes coming to the E&M Guidelines for several years and now it is about to happen.  The AMA has put together guidelines related to how these changes will be applied to the Office E&M codes (99202-99215).