decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2011 Issue 3 (March)
Benchmark of the Week: Primary care vs. specialist E/M use, 2005-2009
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Article Overview
This article reviews changes in office visit E/M utilization over a five-year period and compares patterns between primary care and a group of high-billing specialist specialties. It is intended for coding and reimbursement professionals who want to understand broad utilization shifts, the specialties included in the comparison, and the type of benchmark tables available for download.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps readers gauge how office visit E/M utilization changed over time and how primary care patterns differ from specialist patterns in the benchmark dataset.
What You Will Learn
- What the benchmark compares across primary care and specialist groups
- How office-based E/M utilization changed over the 2005 to 2009 period
- Which specialties were included in the specialist comparison group
- What kinds of summary tables or supporting files are referenced
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding auditors
- Practice managers
- Revenue cycle professionals
- Healthcare analysts
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