Topics included are:

Billing E/M services during the global period—an area of interest on the OIG Work Plan in 2007
Consultations
Billing for hospital services within a group, including critical care
Modifiers applicable to E/M services
Use of modifier 25, identified in an OIG report as having a 35% error rate
Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will:

Understand the E/M rules for billing within a group in a hospital setting
Know what services may and may not be billed in the global period
Know what modifiers can be billed with E/M services
Be clear about when to bill for an E/M service and a procedure on the same day
Understand the rules for consultations