coding

Care Plan Oversight (99339, 99340)

Q answers our clients' coding questions and ran these two items recently. I've included the questions and her comments, as I think it's time we pay a little attention to these rarely used codes. I'll hit you with some data tomorrow, but let's warm up...
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E&M Cheat Sheet Update!

Well, I had no choice. V2.0 is up here (OpenOffice version), here (M$ Word), and here (PDF version). Thanks to those who helped, including a few who wrote me off line and Q, who helped edit the new version.
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E&M Coding "Cheat Sheet"

I almost forgot about this, but Igor mentioned that a client asked for it, so here we are.I got the original idea from a couple sources, including the GA AAP and Island Coast Pediatrics a long time ago and posted their samples on PCC. The concept is ...
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Latest Pediatric E&M Distribution Benchmark

By request (check the comments), here is the latest Pediatric E&M Distribution data from PCC. You can't get it much fresher than this - a few million E&M CPT codes, from May 2007 to May 2008. I had a good, in-depth, analysis earlier this year...
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Podcasts/Chip Hart

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I'd like to introduce Charting the Future, a new pediatric podcast featuring independent pediatricians from around the country.
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