Psychiatry Evaluation by e-MedTools
What needs to be documented for E&M services?
The 1997 E&M Documentation Guidelines state that each patient encounter must include a medical history, examination, and medical decision making (MDM). Each documentation component requires certain types of information to be documented in the medical record. Documentation Components from the 1997 Guidelines: Medical History- Chief Complaint (CC)
- History of Present Illness (HPI)
- Past Family and Social History (PFSH)
- Review of Systems (ROS)
- The number of diagnosis or management options
- Amount and complexity of medical data reviewed
- Risk of significant complications, morbidity, or mortality
How can I use this medical documentation template to improve medical billing?
Using this documentation template will give you the confidence to bill at the highest level that is appropriate for the medical service you provided. This will maximize your clinical revenue and may help you identify ways to improve your documentation to reduce your RAC audit risk. Selecting the appropriate level for E&M services is challenging for most physicians. Studies show that 30-80% of outpatient E&M services are under coded, representing millions of dollars of lost practice revenue per year [Holt 2010].References for this Psychiatry Clinic medical documentation template
- HGSA Documentation worksheet
- 1997 Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation and Management Services
- 1995 Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation and Management Services