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Palmetto GBA Holding Workshop Series Addressing Evaluation & Management Documentation



Palmetto GBA is holding a series of free Evaluation & Management (E/M) documentation workshops throughout the state. The workshop is approximately three hours.

Palmetto is continuing with their E/M audits, and other private payors are also conducting or considering audits on this topic.  These workshops may help provide better insight into what payors are looking for in medical record documentation.

Topics covered include:

  • General documentation principles including signatures, medical record cloning, addendums, illegible documentation, scribe
  • Medical Necessity/Reasonable and Necessary
  • E/M services 1995 and 1997 guidelines
  • Counseling/coordination of care guidelines and documentation requirements
  • Split/shared services
  • Common E/M documentation/coding errors
  • Tips for preventing E/M documentation/coding errors
  • Resources

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