Effective January 1^st, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Evaluation and Management (E&M) coding and documentation requirements have been changed. While some of the items remain the same, some of the items to keep in mind include:

We understand that there may be circumstances out of your control that make it difficult for you to meet program requirements. To reduce this burden, we provide an opportunity for qualifying clinicians, groups, virtual groups, and (as proposed) APM Entities to apply for performance category reweighting for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).