Verma Touts Planned E/M Changes As Good For Doctors, Oncologists Wary

CMS Administrator Seema Verma sent a letter to doctors touting a proposed overhaul of evaluation and management documentation and coding, as well as changes to electronic health records, as reforms that will make doctors' lives easier, though oncologists argue the E/M coding proposal "defies all logic." Verma writes that CMS needs physicians' input to improve the system, and asks for feedback. The reforms are tucked into the 2019 physician fee schedule proposed Thursday (July 12), and include a proposal to...