What’s New with Coding? Updates for Title X Family Planning Agencies Webinar

During this 1-hour webinar, participants learned about the coding guidelines for problem-oriented evaluation and management (E/M) visits that went into effect on January 1, 2021. Dr. Michael Policar and Ann Finn, billing and coding consultant, reviewed the 2021 changes to E/M coding, discuss coding for telemedicine visits, and share case studies in family planning that demonstrate correct E/M and ICD-10 diagnosis coding. This webinar was intended for Title X clinicians and billing staff who have experience with coding but desire a deeper understanding of the 2021 modifications that focus on utilizing either total time or medical decision making in choosing the E/M level for each visit.

Participants were encouraged to submit questions in advance during registration.

Speakers:

• Dr. Michael Policar, Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
• Ann Finn, Ann Finn Consulting, LLC

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify key E/M changes that went into effect on January 1, 2021
• Apply E/M changes to their practices
• Address challenges in their agency to code family planning visits accurately
• Describe updates to medical decision making (MDM)
• Describe how to code a telemedicine visit

Time: 1 hour

Continuing Education: Not

Certificate of Completion: Yes - available after completing the evaluation at the end of the recording