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08/18/2025
Make sure your providers are showing the mental work that goes into evaluating the risk associated with a medication before you count it toward the risk element of an E/M visit that is coded based on medical decision-making (MDM).
08/18/2025
Everyone seems to agree that “job satisfaction” is an important factor in retaining employees, including clinical staff at a physician practice. But what if the staff are satisfied with their jobs — yet still more than willing to leave?
08/18/2025
A recent settlement between the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and Health Fitness Corporation offers a sharp reminder of the steep consequences of neglecting HIPAA Security Rule compliance, especially the risk analysis requirement that underpins effective protection of electronic protected health information (ePHI).
08/18/2025
The small number of outpatient E/M codes (99202-99215) performed in hospital outpatient clinics and claimed with the outpatient place of service (POS) codes saw only modest growth in 2023. But they had better denial rates than you might expect.

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