Making Medicare Wellness Visits Work in Practice -- FPM
Oct 1, 2012 - Taking a systematic, team-based approach can make these services valuable for physicians and patients.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0900/p11.html
Five Common Coding Mistakes That Are Costing You -- FPM
Apr 1, 2011 - Fix these problems to increase your bottom line.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2011/0300/p31.html
Documenting History in Compliance With Medicare's Guidelines -- FPM
Apr 1, 2010 - The difference between one level and the next may be no more than a word or two.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0300/p22.html
Understanding When to Use the New Patient E/M Codes -- FPM
Sep 1, 2003 - Even an old patient can be new.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0900/p33.html
Browse FPM Documents on Topic: org.aafp.jms.model.TaxonomyTerm@2842fad1
...Coding "Routine" Office Visits: 99213 or 99214? [Feature] Before choosing 99213 for routine visits, consider whether your work qualifies for a 99214. Oct 2004 Issue Understanding When to Use Modifier -25 [Getting Paid] A coding expert explains how and why modifier -25...
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/viewRelatedDocumentsByTaxonomy.htm?taxonomyId=27&page=1
Evaluation and management (E/M) coding and documentation burden could lighten in 2019 ...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' proposed rule for the Physician Fee Schedule for 2019 contains significant revisions to the coding, documentation, and payment of office visit evaluation and management services.
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/em_coding_proposed_changes.html
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...99213 or 99214? Three Tips for Navigating the Coding Conundrum [Feature] Here’s how to quickly identify whether you’re on the path to a 99214 versus a 99213. November/December 2014 Issue When Is It Right to Code 99215? [Feature] Knowing the rules will give you the...
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...99213 or 99214? Three Tips for Navigating the Coding Conundrum [Feature] Here’s how to quickly identify whether you’re on the path to a 99214 versus a 99213. November/December 2014 Issue When Is It Right to Code 99215? [Feature] Knowing the rules will give you the...
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...99213 or 99214? Three Tips for Navigating the Coding Conundrum [Feature] Here’s how to quickly identify whether you’re on the path to a 99214 versus a 99213. Nov-Dec 2008 Issue Time Is on Your Side: Coding on the Basis of Time [Feature] E/M coding can be so complex...
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...Coding "Routine" Office Visits: 99213 or 99214? [Feature] Before choosing 99213 for routine visits, consider whether your work qualifies for a 99214. Jun 2005 Issue Are You Prepared to Defend Your Coding? [Getting Paid] The authors offer readers an action plan to use...
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Medical Coding for Group Visits
Find out the coding procedures to follow to receive Medicare payment for group visits.
https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/practice-and-career/getting-paid/coding/group-visits.html
Services Not Covered by Medicare
Learn about the two categories of services not covered by Medicare, including services not deemed medically reasonable or necessary and non-covered services.
https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/practice-and-career/getting-paid/coding/non-covered-services.html
How to handle a rude patient -- FPM
When you encounter patient rudeness or other difficult behaviors, the technique of reframing can help.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/rude_patients.html
Six keys to coding 99211 visits -- FPM
Using CPT code 99211 can boost your practice’s revenue and improve documentation. Here's how to determine if a service qualifies.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/coding_99211.html
Good news from Medicare, over time -- FPM
Good news from Medicare, over time
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/good_news_over_time.html
July/August 2018
...99213 or 99214? Three Tips for Navigating the Coding Conundrum Richelle Marting How to Create a Culture of Well-Being in Your Practice Mark H. Greenawald Patient Inducements: The New Dos and Don'ts Alice G. Gosfield Teach-Back: A Simple Technique to Enhance...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0700/
July/August 2018
...99213 or 99214? Three Tips for Navigating the Coding Conundrum Richelle Marting How to Create a Culture of Well-Being in Your Practice Mark H. Greenawald Patient Inducements: The New Dos and Don'ts Alice G. Gosfield Teach-Back: A Simple Technique to Enhance...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0700
Coding for Vaccine Administration
Find out the correct coding procedures for vaccine administration.
https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/practice-and-career/getting-paid/coding/vaccine-administration.html
Sep 2005
...Coding "Routine" Office Visits: 99213 or 99214? Peter R. Jensen Departments From the Editor New and Improved for You Leigh Ann Backer Editorial Ten Hard Questions About the Future of the Specialty Douglas Iliff Coding & Documentation • Hypertension...
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0900/
FPM Past Issues 2018
FPM 2018 Past issues
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/issues/2018.html
Coronavirus (COVID-19): new telehealth rules and procedure codes for testing -- FPM
CMS has loosened restrictions on telehealth reimbursement for areas where the spread of the new coronavirus has been deemed an emergency.
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/coronavirus_testing_telehealth.html
Coding E/M visits by medical decision making -- FPM
Starting Jan. 1, physicians will be able to code evaluation and management visits based solely on medical decision making, which is made up of three elements.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/medical_decision_making.html
FPM Past Issues 2005
FPM issues 2005
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/issues/2005.html
Primary Care Exception Needs Expansion, AAFP Tells CMS
In an Oct. 9 letter to CMS, the Academy advocated for the expansion of codes under the primary care exception rule -- an update that would reduce administrative complexity without compromising patient care.
https://www.aafp.org/news/government-medicine/20191014exceptionrule.html
Fighting for a Fee Schedule That Works for You, Your Patients
The AAFP is working on a detailed response to the proposed 2019 Medicare physician fee schedule that steers CMS toward fixes that will help family physicians give patients the comprehensive, continuous care they expect.
https://www.aafp.org/news/opinion/20180821presmsg-mpfs.html