As previously noted, interested parties have given ample feedback over the years to inform our recognition of care management services
Commenters explained in response that when the new version of the PE worksheet introduced the activity codes for clinical labor, there was a need to translate old clinical labor tasks into the new activity codes, and that a prior clinical labor task was split into two of the new clinical labor activity codes: CA007 ( Review patient clinical extant information and questionnaire ) in the preservice period, and CA014 ( Confirm order, protocol exam ) in the service period
When the treating/requesting practitioner or consultant practitioner is a physician or practitioner authorized to bill Medicare for E/M services, the practitioner would continue to bill using the current CPT codes that describe interprofessional consultation, listed previously in this section
First, because drivers of health disproportionately impact individuals and communities that are disadvantaged and/or underserved by the healthcare system, the promotion of screening for these factors would support clinician practices and health systems in actualizing an expressed commitment to address disparities in care, implementing associated equity measures to track progress, and improving overall health equity