Enduring CME Course: Simplified Outpatient Documentation and Coding – Understanding Physician Billing and Coding to Reduce Documentation Burden

Activity ID

14537

Expires

January 20, 2029

Format Type

Enduring

CME Credit

0.5

Fee

$30

CME Provider: American Medical Association

Description of CME Course

This AMA STEPS ForwardÆ toolkit explains the basics of outpatient billing and coding, including telehealth billing and coding, to allow physicians to simplify their documentation and write notes easily and efficiently.

Disclaimers

1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.

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NOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.

General Information on CME Activity

Educational Objectives

How Will This Toolkit Help Me? This toolkit describes the most recent ambulatory billing and coding guidelines for in-person and telehealth patient care. It also provides examples of simplified and efficient documentation to support these coding and billing guidelines.

Keywords

Medical Coding, Workflow and Process, Digital Health, Health Care Delivery Models, Mobile Health and Telemedicine

Competencies

Medical Knowledge

CME Credit Type

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

DOI

10.1001/ama.2025.0002284