A community of 30,000 US Transcriptionist serving Medical Transcription Industry

learning e/m coding and....(sm) - taco

Posted: Jun 17, 2012

I have been trying to find a downloadable/printable version of the "E and M documentatinoadn coding worksheet in aqua and gray." Hoping someone can help me!

Can you provide more info? - Coder

[ In Reply To ..]
Can you provide more information? Where are you seeing this? In a book? A course handout?

If you have a copy of it, see if you can identify anything on it that tells you who created it or published it.

I included a link for the one CMS uses. It's B&W, so it probably isn't the one you need, but perhaps it is similar. Could you adapt it?

If this is from your textbook, see if the textbook has a companion website. Look in the very front. The form might be there.

to Coder... - taco

[ In Reply To ..]
it is on scribd.com website. It is named "E and M Documentation and Coding Worksheet in Aqua and Gray." When I printed it, none of the pertinent info printed, just the lines. But is says it is a free version! Thanks so much. Very much appreciate your help!

I got it to print. Yay. Ty - taco

[ In Reply To ..]
Thanks for your time!!

It looks like a good one, too. - Coder

[ In Reply To ..]
Good! I finally managed to see a corner of it on my mobile gadget here. From what I can see, it looks like a pretty good tool. Thanks for letting us know about it. Be sure to run a virus scan on it before downloading since it is on a file-sharing site.

Not most recent guidelines - anonna

[ In Reply To ..]
The download the OP mentions is for 1995 to 1997 E/M guidelines.

What are the most recent guidelines? - ???

[ In Reply To ..]
Just wondering what we are up to now.

About 95 and 97 Guidelines - Coder

[ In Reply To ..]
CMS has only issued the 1995 and 1997 Guidelines. There are no others, so this E/M tool is current.

In the case of these Guidelines the year does not mean the year during which they were to be used. It is just the year they were first issued.

There are two sets because some providers felt the first set, issued in 1995, did not reflect their work adequately. A second set was issued in 1997 to address their concerns. Some providers did not like the second set, preferring the first. CMS thus allows use of either set of guidelines, whichever is more advantageous for you, as long as you do not mix-and-match them when leveling a particular service. It was hoped that CMS would issue a third set to clear up remaining issues and provide just one set, but they decided against that a few years ago.

Similar Messages:

Jan 30, 2012

Is there any coder out there who has 'self-taught' themselves and successfully passed the CCS and working? I'm an MT whose so ready to change to coding, but keep putting it off schooling due to being financially strapped (as MT'ing just barely pays the simple bills.....nothing more). I also think being an MT will put me at an advantage in learning coding than someone 'off the street'/no knowledge of any facet of the medical field. Any thoughts? ...

Oct 02, 2014

I am currently studying to add coding to my skills. I kind of get it, but a bit confused on something. I understand CPC is through AAPC and CCS is through AHIMA. Here is what I'm not understanding and wonder if someone could please explain. I'm studying to take the CCS exam. Do physicians offices use something different for coding, or are these two credentials interchangeable with hospital and physician office coding. I read that Carol Buck's study guides are reall ...

Aug 01, 2010

I work full-time as an MT and take coding classes through a distance learning progam, I'm about half way through and have just started to learn coding; first inpatient, then outpatient. My MT job is good now, on-site with plenty of work and good pay, but we are moving to EPIC and VR and job cuts are imminent within the next year or so. I am thinking ahead to coding jobs, though, and recently applied for a medical records clericial position where a small amount of coding would be involv ...

Nov 09, 2011

After seeing the writing on the fall for MTs, I started school 1 year ago. I am currently in an online associates degree program. I am an on-the-job trained MT. I also earned my CMT through a lot of self study and I work hard to keep that CMT credential (no bashing. Needed it at the time for the job I had). My college program is currently business administration with a completion in medical billing and coding. I already know that to get a coding certifica ...

Jan 09, 2010

nm ...

May 19, 2011

Seriously... I cannot for the life of me figure out what the doc was saying at one point, but VR inserted that the patient had a "menstrual valley illness"... Glad I never had that! ...

Aug 05, 2011

In a training on EditScript today, we were told in editing a report to change the whole word that is wrong, not just change on letter, for example, if it puts sever and the word is supposed to be severe, to change the whole word, not just add the e. The trainer said that the system learns better that way. So my question is, and I would have asked her if I had thought of it at the time, does VR learn when we use word expansions. Is it learning from the keystrokes we use or from ...

May 12, 2012

Please read my message on main board about learning to tweet. I think we could make a difference with social media. ...

Mar 03, 2010

What would be the best way to get into another field? I have been doing neurology now for about 6 years and I am very interested in getting into something else, and really this is the only field I know because I havent had practice with anything else. Im just getting kind of bored with the neurology lingo. If I were to apply for a job that is hiring in a different field, would they consider me a "newby"? Has anyone ever been hired for a field they have no ex ...

Apr 01, 2010

I wish somebody would figure out a way to train new hires other than setting them down with only a few hours training and letting them type their entire shift without a word from anyone, only to have QA come in the next morning and correct all the reports. I hate learning this way, I do something wrong, spell something about the facility wrong, all night long only to learn the next day that it is wrong. It is such a waste of my and my QAs time to do it this way, it sucks. And heaven forbid you h ...

Sep 11, 2012

I'm getting everything together to start on a new path. I've been impressed with so many of you who have taken on a new career even though you, like me, are well out of your 30s and 40s. I am inspired by people I've met on here who are changing their lives. I've seen you say that it scares you, but you're doing it anyway. I really have to respect that. Congratulations to all of us! ...

Nov 14, 2012

Hey I am possibly going to interview with a Cancer Institute and I have no experience in this area. I am a 7 year medical transcriptionist and had a 7 year job in a small pediatric clinic for 4 doctors. What should I do to prepare if I work here and what things should I study and bring with me to work if I get the job? ...

Jun 04, 2013

I am an experienced nurse practitioner with seven years of experience. Now that I am working in an acute care environment, I am required to dictact all of my consultations. I have a template from which I am dictating. But from the results of my transcriptions, I could use some help from medical transcriptionists on how to dictate the RIGHT WAY. Of course, I was never taught how to dictate. I was taught how to use the telephone to dictate, but I was never taught the right way to dictate clearly ...

Aug 07, 2013

??How long do you give yourself when you start a new company to be up to snuff! I don't know if it's because I'm a senior MT (not unlike a senior dog you try to train) and I just am having a real hard time with the making any money. I hate demographics that waste my time and there are a lot of them. Also a lot of new types of work I haven't done in years. Need advice because I'm not even making minimum wage. It's just been a month - but I fee ...

Oct 06, 2013

How long would you give yourself to be "trained" on an account. The company I work for has us switching all over the place and I cannot get proficient on one work type. Been there three months and barely averaging $8.00 an hour when I'm stuck on that work type. Any advice. I am thinking of jumping ship....... ...

Mar 25, 2014

This is a two-sided message. It is painfully obvious that no one is learning anything from having failed audits. This being said, I think there are a few sides to this. First, the error weights are harsh for a lot of small errors. Second, the error weighs are not harsh enough for other errors. Third, and most importantly, no one seems to be taking the time to learn anything from the audits/feedback in order to improve themselves and their work, which leads me to what I would do if ...

Jan 08, 2010

I am another victim of Virtual Learning Center. Can anyone recommend a reputable on-line MT school? ...

Jan 26, 2010

Does anyone have any advice on how to remember all these prefix's-roots and such? thanks ...

Jul 25, 2010

I have been doing clinics for 10 years. Now I am learning acute care and it is very tough. Lots of doctors and no time to learn each one of them. Very tough. Does it usually take a long time to learn this. They say I am doing great, but lots of blanks! ...

Sep 24, 2011

Hello all, I thought I would pop on here and let you know what I am enjoying about learning to code. First off, I am a medical transcriptionist attemtping to transition into a new area. I started taking the Andrews School program and am enjoying it. It's difficult, but I am confident I am learning something. I admit I do struggle with working as an MT because my mind wanders terribly, so badly I often have to go back and re-read the entire report to make certai ...

Oct 08, 2013

Anyone else get an email today requiring them to do a mandatory learning module? At least they're paying. ...

Jul 09, 2014

Do any of the transcription companies offer unpaid internships that help you move on to new types of transcription? I've typed radiology for 20+ years. I also have typed neurobehavioral psychology and pain management psychology. But acute care I've not done (except radiology inside a hospital for 8 years). Any info would be gratefully accepted. ...

May 12, 2015

I need to learn how to use the ribbon at the top on the Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Powerpoint). Does anyone know of a site that teaches this. I have used MS Office probably since it was first created. I tested in the 90s in each of them awhile back, but have been using 2003. I can do everything in that version, but the version with the ribbon I feel like I've never used the products before. Anyway...does anyone know of a site to learn the functions of the ri ...

Oct 17, 2009

I have never used this for doing MT. ...

May 16, 2010

isnt that a really negative thing to say to someone? Correct me if Im wrong. It is my impression that a coder will need to know BOTH. Right or wrong? Some people seem to think they should just wait until 2013 and only learn ICD-10 I guess. ...

Feb 19, 2011

Recently, I haven't been seeing errors like a temperature of 98 VII for 98.7, but just this morning, I've had two reports with an "I examination" rather than eye examination! I mean, c'mon. Where is it learning this stuff? ...

Apr 12, 2011

Can anyone tell me how difficult or easy the transition was between Bayscribe and BeyondText (on the same account) and whether the volume of work suffered as a result? Thanks! ...

May 21, 2012

Hi everyone. I hope you are all having a good start to this week. I was informed today that I will be required to train to do voice recognition editing. I am very, very apprehensive. My company is willing to pay per hour while I am learning this but is editing a hard thing to learn ?? I appreciate any feedback you can give me. Thank you and if this post is in the wrong place, I am sorry. Thanks again. ...

Oct 07, 2012

homepage. To get to instructions to ensure emails get answered homepage - learning and developement - MT/ME - training - escalating requests. ...

Feb 02, 2013

Hi, I work for another company that uses M*M's DQS platform. We're on version I think 2.0.2.0 or something, but some 2.x version for sure anyway. They're going to upgrade us to 7.x (I assume 7.2) soon, and our boss says we'll have 1 day to get our line counts back up to normal, because all of the old key combinations work the same and nothing will really change except the onscreen appearance. Is that realistic? We get penalized severely if our lines ...