Dr. David Friedenson, M.D. FACEP, Chief Medical Officer, Omega Healthcare, contributed to an article in Emergency Medicine News on April 25, 2023, titled, “CMS Overhauls EM Billing and Coding.” Authors include Hamid E. Nia, DO; Jean Scofi, MD, MBA; David Friedenson, M.D. FACEP; and Matthew R. Laghezza, PA, MBA.
The discussion centers around recent major changes made by the AMA CPT and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Physician Fee Schedule to the coding and billing guidelines for emergency department clinical documentation. Commencing January 1, 2023, these are the first substantial changes to affect ED reimbursement in 28 years.
The article describes the new elements emergency physicians need to know to determine the level of service for ED encounters and ways their documentation practices appropriately reflect the service provided.
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