Guidelines for Teaching Physicians, Interns, and Residents

Do you feel your residents are losing you money in documentation?

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) produced a short fact sheet with Guidelines for Teaching Physicians, Interns and Residents in December 2011.

Highlights of the Fact Sheet Include:

• Payment for Physician Services in Teaching Settings
• Services Furnished by an Intern or Resident Within the Scope of an Approved Training Program
• Services Furnished by an Intern or Resident Outside the Scope of an Approved Training Program (Moonlighting)
• Billing Requirements for Teaching Physicians
• General Documentation Guidelines
• Evaluation and Management Documentation Guidelines
• Evaluation and Management Documentation Provided by Students
• Exception for Evaluation and Management Services Furnished in Certain Primary Care Centers
• Glossary Highlighing Key Terms
• Resources Page with additional links to external websites with advice for Teaching Physicians, Interns, and Residents

To download and view the full fact sheet, please go to the following link:  Guidelines for Teaching Physicians, Interns and Residents