decisionhealth Newsletters, Coder Pink Sheets - 2017 Issue 3 (March)
Revise your coding strategy to adopt underused CCM services
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Article Overview
This article explains how chronic care management services are being used in practice, why adoption has lagged for some organizations, and how clinics are organizing workflows to capture and track CCM activity. It also places the discussion in the context of Medicare reporting changes and the care management code family, making it relevant to physicians, coding staff, revenue cycle teams, and practice administrators.
Why This Topic Matters
Understanding the article can help practices evaluate whether they are already performing billable CCM work, whether their documentation and tracking processes support reporting, and how Medicare changes may affect operational planning. It is useful for organizations reviewing care management workflows and looking for broader CCM participation across specialties.
Article Sections
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CCM adoption and updated Medicare reporting
Introduces the broader use of chronic care management services and discusses Medicare updates affecting the care management code family and reporting burden.
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Track patient interactions to code successfully
Describes workflow and documentation approaches practices use to organize patient interactions, track time, and support CCM reporting.
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Internal medicine, primary care lead the pack
Summarizes which specialties submitted the most CCM claims and notes additional Medicare reporting changes that may influence future participation.
What You Will Learn
- How chronic care management fits into practice operations
- Why CCM adoption can be difficult for some organizations
- How practices structure workflows to track CCM activity
- How Medicare policy changes can influence care management reporting
- Which broad specialty groups have been most active in CCM reporting
Who Should Read This
- Physicians
- Medical coders
- Coding managers
- Practice administrators
- Revenue cycle staff
- Care management teams
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