2017 CMS Guidelines for Physician Documentation

  • 27 Jun 2017
  • Webinar

Description

Topics
  • General principles of documentation
  • Importance of proper physician documentation
  • Documentation guidelines from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • Documentation – legal aspects
  • OIG recommendations
  • Importance of auditing documentation
  • Common documentation errors identified by the Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) and Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) programs
  • Improvement in clinical documentation
  • How to identify incomplete documentation
  • Common evaluation and management (E&M) services identified by CERT
  • Insights on E&M medical necessity
  • Medicare’s policy on medical necessity
  • Legal ramifications of incorrect documentation
Who should Attend
  • Office managers
  • Auditors
  • Coders
  • Physicians

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Important

Please, check "CMS Guidelines for Physician Documentation" official website for possible changes, before making any traveling arrangements

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Health & Medicine: Healthcare

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