E/M Coding Alert - 2023 Issue 10
Reader Questions: Document Minutes Across Days
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Article Overview
This reader Q&A explains a documentation problem that can arise when a physician performs online digital evaluation and management work over a seven-day period. It is aimed at coders, billers, compliance staff, and clinicians who need to understand how to capture time across days and assess whether the work reaches a billable level under the applicable E/M framework.
Why This Topic Matters
Accurately documenting time across multiple days is important for compliant billing of online digital E/M services and for establishing an internal process that supports audit-ready records.
What You Will Learn
- How the article frames the challenge of documenting online digital E/M work across multiple days.
- What general types of documentation workflow the article discusses for supporting billing review.
- Why internal compliance processes matter when tracking cumulative time over a seven-day period.
- The broad categories of online digital E/M services referenced in the article.
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Billers
- Compliance officers
- Physicians
- Practice administrators
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