UK HealthCare’s Chief Compliance Officer R. Brett Short knew he was in for a rough day as soon as he saw the email from his organization’s privacy officer.
In addition to increased packaging and collapsing of E/M clinic visit level CPT® codes in the 2014 OPPS -Final Rule, CMS made additional changes that will have an immediate impact on reimbursement
The U.S. healthcare system is and will continue to be dependent on clinical codes and is thus equally dependent on accurate and complete clinical documentation.
