New ‘enhanced care’ codes include tough reporting requirements

Why This Topic Matters

These updates affect whether and how providers can report the new enhanced care services, and they may require changes to workflows, consent processes, care coordination, and quality reporting. The article is relevant to practices that bill Medicare and need to understand the new service categories and their relationship to other care management and reporting programs.

Article Sections

1. Coding

   Introduces the new enhanced care management topic and places the updates in the context of Medicare physician fee schedule changes.

2. Check out extensive billing elements

   Summarizes the operational and reporting elements described for the new service structure, including care coordination, communications, and quality measurement themes.