|Videos|November 26, 2021

Utilizing the 2021 evaluation and management coding update

Author(s)Miranda Hester

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Andrew J. Schuman, MD, FAAP, to discuss the nuances of the update.

The new evaluation and management (E/M) coding system for outpatient visits deployed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services was created to ease the burden of documentation for providers.

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Andrew J. Schuman, MD, FAAP, to discuss the nuances of the new system.

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