The first of November we welcomed the publication of the CY 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, which clarified coding rules around cognitive function intervention. The same week we ...

The American Medical Association (AMA) publishes the Current Procedural Terminology code set changes every year, usually in September, for the upcoming new year. The changes impacting CPT 2020 were ...

The American Medical Association unveiled the 2020 Current Procedural Terminology code set, which includes 394 changes to CPT codes and descriptors. 1. The AMA made 248 additions, 71 deletions and 75 ...

Code 99473: Self-measured blood pressure using a device validated for clinical accuracy; patient education/training and device calibration. This means the patient has a home blood pressure cuff, and ...

Many Brazilians say they are Latino, but the exact number has long been a mystery because surveys rarely explore this question. An error in how the U.S. Census Bureau ...

As EC&M reported here and here in June, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) issued two Tentative Interim Amendments (TIAs) to the 2020 edition of NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, which ...

According to a recent Code Alert from the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), the State of Washington, Department of Labor and Industry, recently completed its technical and ...

The coding of medical diagnosis and treatment has always been a challenging issue. Translating a patient’s complex symptoms, and a clinician’s efforts to address them, into a clear and unambiguous ...

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The change here is the same as for the prior code: changing "20 minutes of time" to "the first 20 minutes." This covers clinical staff, physicians, or other qualified healthcare professional time in a ...