Provider Training – E/M: Risk of Complications and/or Morbidity or Mortality of Patient Management
Instructor
Brittany Sowards, BA, CPC, CPMA, CCC, CCVTCDescription
In this 15-minute webinar, you’ll explore the risk component of Medical Decision Making (MDM) in E/M coding. The session teaches how to assess the risk of complications, morbidity, or mortality associated with patient management and how that risk influences service levels. You’ll gain actionable insight into documenting risk properly to support your E/M coding decisions.
Key Takeaways
- Understand how risk levels are defined and categorized (minimal, low, moderate, high)
- Learn how different clinical decisions, prescriptions, diagnostics, and management choices affect risk
- See how the complexity of risk interplays with the other MDM elements (problems addressed, data reviewed)
- Review examples demonstrating how to document risk factors and justify the selected E/M level
- Learn which activities or choices push a service into higher risk categories
Who this course is for
- Providers who want to document encounters so E/M levels are defensible
- Coding professionals and auditors seeking depth in risk assessment for E/M
- CDI (Clinical Documentation Improvement) specialists ensuring provider notes capture risk appropriately
Why it matters
- Misjudging or underdocumenting risk can result in undercoding, lost revenue, or audit exposure
- Correctly applying risk criteria strengthens your ability to defend coding in reviews
- Aligns your documentation practices with payer and CPT standards, reducing compliance risk
What you get
- 15-minute webinar — focused, practical content you can watch on your schedule
- Transcript & slides available for review and reference
- Insights you can apply immediately to documentation and coding workflows
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