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Coding  /  Coding 2021 - Decoding Big Changes for Office-Based EM Services

Coding 2021 - Decoding Big Changes for Office-Based EM Services

MOC

Available: 11/24/2020-11/23/2023

Format

Price: $99.00
Member Price: $79.00

Description

The main goals of this course are to provide professionals with the knowledge and skills to appropriately and efficiently document the medically necessary information for the evaluation and management (E/M) of a patient in the office-based setting and then to select the corresponding CPT code level using the new 2021 guidelines. Acquiring the knowledge and skills for efficiently documenting in the patient’s medical record and accurately assigning a CPT code for the office visit leads to reduced documentation burden, improved coding accuracy and reduced risk for audits. These changes only affect codes 99201-99215.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Identify the guiding principles behind the changes
  • Recall which key elements are no longer considered in code selection
  • Distinguish how time is used as a factor in code selection
  • Understand and use the newly revised medical decision-making table
  • Identify the differences between new and established patient codes
  • Recognize who must adhere to the new coding guidelines

Target Audiences:
The following have been identified as the target audience for this course:

  • General Pediatricians
  • Non-pediatric Physicians
  • Sub-specialty Physicians
  • Pediatric Residents and/or Fellows
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
  • Physician Office Billing/Coding Staff
  • Auditing/Compliance Staff
  • Medical Office Managers
  • Those who practice in urban settings

Course Details

  • Start Date: November 24, 2020
  • Online Access Expires: November 23, 2023
  • Credit Expires: November 23, 2023
  • Activity Type: Asynchronous Online Course
  • Course ID: 59058

Acknowledgements

No commercial support.

Faculty

Margie Andreae, MD, FAAP 

Linda Parsi, MD, MBA, CPEDC, FAAP  

AAP Member: $79
Non-Member: $99
Resident Member: $39

Fellow in Training Member: $79

Medical Student: $39

  • AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

  • Enduring Materials

    1.00

  • AAP Credit Only

  • AAP Credit

    1.00

  • NAPNAP

  • NAPNAP Credit Contact Hours

    1.00

  • MOC

  • MOC Part 2

    1.00

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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The AAP designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity is acceptable for a maximum of 1.00 AAP credits. These credits can be applied toward the AAP CME/CPD Award available to Fellows and Candidate Members of the AAP.

This activity is approved for 1.00 points of MOC Part 2 credit by the American Board of Pediatrics through the AAP MOC Portfolio Program.  All approved activities must be completed by the MOC Credit Approval End Date. All deadlines and MOC point values should be confirmed by checking the ABP Activity Catalog within each physician’s ABP Portfolio. Consult your ABP portfolio at www.abp.org for details about your specific certification requirements. For questions about how to access this activity, contact MOCPortfolio@aap.org.


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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This program is accredited for 1.00 NAPNAP CE contact hours of which 0.00 contain pharmacology (Rx) content, (0.00 related to psychopharmacology) (0.00 related to controlled substances), per the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Continuing Education Guidelines. The AAP is designated as Agency #A17. Upon completion of the program, each participant desiring NAPNAP contact hours must send a completed certificate of attendance to ce@napnap.org. Payment of $15 for NAPNAP members and nonmembers is required via credit card for all NAPNAP contact hour requests. Keep this certificate for your records for six (6) years. Requests for duplicate certificates should be made to the AAP.

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