AMNews: June 10, 2002. E&M guidelines still don't work; panel says dump 'em ... American Medical News: ""The documentation guidelines that have been used are unworkable, and I think 10 years of effort to try to find one that works is a pretty strong statement that there is something fundamentally difficult or fundamentally impossible about trying to create documentation guidelines for evaluation and management services," Dr. Wood said."

These onerous coding documentation guidelines contributed significantly to my decision to leave medical practice and move to the pharmaceutical industry. I'd be glad to see them go.  9:29:19 PM