The Psychiatry section of the CPT manual was re-written for 2013. The new coding structure requires psychiatrists to use Evaluation and Management (E/M) codes for medical services, had a new series of add-on codes for psychotherapy services when done with the E/M service, and additional new...
Some of the laws established in the state of South Carolina regarding telehealth include the use of live video for office or other outpatient visits, inpatient consultation, psychotherapy, pharmacologic management, neurobehavioral status examinations, and using telehealth for remote patient monitoring (...
Clinicians and super- visors who maintain a caseload will be eligible to partici- pate in the study if they (1) are CPT-trained and provide psychotherapy to individuals with PTSD, (2) are willing to record therapy sessions, provide work samples for baseline assessment, and complete baseline ...
Ryan White appointment adherence∗∗ PC x x Electronic medical record data coding at end of study for clinic appointment attendance with a provider with prescribing privileges. Appointment adherence to the ID clinic will consider cancellations made by the patient, no shows, and care appointments ...
Some have responded by making the appropriate adjustments so that patients and psychiatrists billing for E/M (Evaluation & Management) codes as well as the new psychotherapy codes are paid properly and fairly. In most cases, when this is paid according to the law--including the parity law--...