Doctors tell Congress E/M guidelines should be subject to paperwork review law

Article Overview

This article discusses physician advocacy efforts before Congress concerning Medicare evaluation and management documentation guidelines and the broader paperwork burden faced by medical practices. It is relevant to physicians, practice managers, coders, compliance staff, and anyone tracking Medicare documentation policy, small-practice regulatory issues, and administrative forms used in enrollment and beneficiary notification. The piece covers testimony from medical associations, references to OMB review concerns, and survey and workforce data about physician practice size.