yes Jimmie, you can add on a E/M code to your preventive code, but they plan to reduce the reimbursement for the E/M code by 50%. That is something I hope will go away. Otherwise, we can see pts just for a AWV and have them come back for the chronic issues. Highly inconvenient for everyone and poor care, but otherwise we are just giving our time away. If this goes through we are going to need to increase the number of patients we see. Those of us who have a geriatric practice with mostly 99214s are going to suffer most. I plan to bring them back more often and spend less time with each visit, sadly. Hopefully, we can reduce the time spent documenting and see at least an extra few patients as a result.
