2023 Evaluation and Management Guidelines for Inpatient and Observation

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Overview:   Earlier in 2022, the American Medical Association (AMA) released the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set for 2023, which contains updates that aim to reduce medical coding burden for evaluation and management (E&M) visits. The AMA revised coding guidelines across care settings and services to align with 2021 E&M coding standards eliminating patient history and physical exam elements from the E&M coding process, when appropriate. In the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) adopted most of the changes, but also retained several of their current policies, and created new Medicare-specific prolonged services codes. Coding Compliance created PeoplePlace Learn modules to make sure that providers and familiar with the rules and apply them accordingly when performing, documenting, coding and billing E&M services.

Target Audience

Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers of the Baylor Scott & White Health System

Learning Objectives

After participating in this activity, the learner should be able to:

  • Review the 2023 E&M Guidelines for Hospital inpatient and observation or Emergency Department
  • Document and code an E&M Service based on time, when applicable
  • Document and code an E&M Service based on medical decision making
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) MOC Part 2
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.50 MOC points in the American Board of Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 0.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
12/01/2022
Course expires: 
12/30/2023

Planners/Authors: 

  • Joanna Bennett  BSWH Director Reg & Coding Compliance
  • Elizabeth Aguirre, MD
  • Catherine Rever, MD



Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships:

 

  • This content is not related to products or business lines of an ACCME-defined ineligible company.
  • There are no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible company for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity.

Commercial Support:

No commercial support was received for this activity.

Accreditation: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health, designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

This CME activity type is an enduring material.  Physicians who complete the enduring material may claim the full amount of credit designated for the activity, regardless of the amount of time it took the physician to complete the activity.

 

Available Credit

  • 0.50 American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) MOC Part 2
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.50 MOC points in the American Board of Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 0.50 Attendance
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