A word about the PFS and the G2211 code: It is for “medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed healthcare services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient, single, serious, or complex condition.” 1/ CMS emphasizes that it is the relationship between the patient and the practitioner that is the determining factor of when the add-on code should be billed 2/

What else for a @CMSGov coding and payment geek to do on a Friday night except dig into the 2066 page #PFS proposed rule! @SEricksonACP @BobDohertyACP @RobertBlaser1 @signaturedoc @BetsyNicoletti Have to start with a shout out to @RobertBlaser1 coding guru from @RPANephrology who has his own thread on the #PFS. It was great to connect with him in Chicago last month

OK. I am just now sitting down to look at the proposed #PFS CY 2020, and judging by the summary statement, it looks like @CMSGov accepted all of our RUC/CPT proposals. @BetsyNicoletti @rshawnm @signaturedoc @jakequintonMD @SEricksonACP @yejnes @RobertBlaser1 So this will be an exciting read and a huge boost for primary care and cognitive specialists which will raise reimbursement and at the same time decrease documentation burden for E/M codes.