Baptist Health Medical Group Evaluation and Management Coding and Documentation Guidelines – 2024 CMS Update

This course provides Baptist Health Medical Group practitioners with updated guidelines and requirements for accurate evaluation and management (E&M) documentation and coding to adhere to CMS guidance.
This is highly recommended for new BHMG healthcare providers.

Target Audience

Baptist Health Medical Group, Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. 

Learning Objectives

  • Accurately identify the required documentation and contributing factors that support the E&M level for patient visits in both the outpatient and inpatient settings (2021, 2023 and 2024 E&M Updates/Revisions). 
  • Implement strategies to achieve organizational accuracy rate standard for E&M coding. 
  • Adhere to the requirements and documentation guidelines for Medical Decision Making and Total Time elements of the CMS Guidelines. 
  • Recognize the impact that 2021, 2023 and 2024 CMS Guideline changes will have to documentation practices. 
  • Provide awareness on the Observation service codes within the 2023 CMS Guideline updates.
Additional information
Bibliography: 
  • American Medical Association. (2022). CPT® Evaluation and Management (E/m) code and guideline changes. 
  • U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (2022, November 28). Public-inspection.federalregister.gov.
  • U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Medicare Learning Network. (2023, November 22). Medicare Physician fee schedule final rule summary: CY 2024. MLN Matters Number MM13452. Medicare Learning Network. 

Related Topics

Baptist Health Coding and Documentation e-Learning Series

This course provides practitioners with a comprehensive overview of documentation and coding changes necessary to make immediate changes to E&M coding levels, in addition to the CMS changes and mandates for telemedicine services due to the current health crisis.
Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
Course opens: 
02/01/2024
Course expires: 
01/31/2025

Tyling M. Batista, MSHA/ed, CPC, CPCO, CPMA, CEMC 
Director, Physician Practice Auditing and Coding Education, Administration
Baptist Health South Florida 
Miami, FL

Elizabeth Paredes
Coding Education Coordinator
BHMG Audit & Coding Education Team
Baptist Health Medical Group
Miami, FL

Allison Polburn, CPC, CPMA
Physician Practice QA Auditor/Educator
Physician Coding and Auditing Team
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, FL

Due to the non-clinical nature of the content discussed, the speakers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. This CME activity will not cover content that would involve products or services of commercial interests. Therefore, no opportunity exists for a conflict of interest based on the financial relationships of faculty and those persons in control of content. Since these relationships are not relevant, no disclosure information was collected.

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.
              
Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
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