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Key CPT and Medicare Changes for Family Medicine in 2022

KENT MOORE, EMILY HILL, ERIN SOLIS

The 2022 updates don't include massive E/M coding changes like last year, but several changes are much-needed and relevant to family physicians.

Combining a Wellness Visit With a Problem-Oriented Visit: a Coding Guide

BETSY NICOLETTI, VINITA MAGOON

In the exam room, the distinction between one type of visit and another isn't always clear. It's important to know when — and how — you can bill for both.

Outpatient E/M Coding Simplified

THOMAS WEIDA, JANE WEIDA

Getting clear on the new coding rules can help you eliminate bloated documentation and improve reimbursement to reflect the value of your visits.

FROM THE EDITOR

Thank You, FPM Peer Reviewers

Quality peer reviews help the FPM editorial team select and publish articles that are accurate, authoritative, and useful to family physicians and others in primary care. We would like to thank the following peer reviewers, who completed manuscript reviews in 2021.

OPINION

E/M Coding Since the 2021 Changes: It Really Is Better

SAMUEL L. CHURCH

There's more work to be done, but the new rules simplified documentation and coding criteria and should result in increased revenue.

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

CINDY HUGHES

PROBLEM NOT ADDRESSED UNTIL FOLLOW-UP VISIT | INCIDENT-TO ANNUAL WELLNESS VISITS | TREATING SECOND-DEGREE BURNS | DIAGNOSIS CODES FOR INFANT WITH PROBLEM RULED OUT DURING VISIT

PRACTICE PEARLS

PRACTICE PEARLS

SIMPLIFY DOCUMENTATION OF HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAM FOR INPATIENT CODING | CAPTURE ALL OF YOUR TIME FOR OUTPATIENT E/M CODING

THE LAST WORD

The Vaccine Dilemma

SWEETY JAIN

In this short poem, a physician processes the dilemma of caring for patients who won’t take advice when it comes to vaccination.



Disclosure

All editors and editorial advisory board members in a position to control content for this activity, FPM journal, are required to disclose any relevant financial relationships. View disclosures.



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