Common Compliance Links

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UT Health Policies:

Epic Encounter Completion Policy (external link)

Scribe  Policy (external link)

Cloned Documentation Policy (external link)

Medical Student Documentation Policy (external link)

NEW! Critical Care Policy (5 and under) (external link)

NEW! Critical Care Policy (6+) (external link)

MSRDP – Physicians  (external link)    Advance Practice Providers (external link) (currently under revision)

UT Compliance Policies Video (external link) and Handouts (external link)

Institutional Billing Compliance Training  

(NPO) New Provider Orientation Training Schedule (external link)

CCHP (Center for Connected Health Policy):

Cross-State Licensing (Telehealth) (external link)

CDC:  ICD-10-11 (external link) (coming soon)

CMS Transmittals:

2023 OPPS Final Rule (FACT Sheet) (external link)

2023 PFS (Fed Reg – long document) (external link)

2025 Telehealth Services List (external link)

2025 Teaching Physician Hospital List (external link)

April 2025 (HSRA tool (external link))

March 2025 TMA PHE Telehealth Chart (external link)

Common Acronyms (external link)

Wellness Visits Tool (external link)

Beneficiary Notice Initiative (ABN) Page (external link)

Fee Schedule Search (external link)

Global Surgery Booklet (external link) (Revised Nov. 2024)

NPI Registry Search Tool (external link)

(POS) Place of Service List (external link)

No Surprises Act – Provider Page (external link)

“Incident-to” (external link)

Mental Health Coverage Booklet (external link)

NUCC (2025) Taxonomy Codes (external link)

Preventive Services Checklist (external link)

Screening & Preventive Services (external link)

Preventive Services Chart (external link)

Provider Compliance Tips (external link)

Scribe Signature Transmittal (external link)

11288 Transmittal Shared Visit Changes (external link)

11842 Transmittal 2023 E/M Changes (external link)

2303 Transmittal  Teaching Physicians (external link)

811 Transmittal Teaching Physicians (external link)

4283 Transmittal Teaching Physicians (external link)

HHS

Billing for Telehealth During PHE (HHS) (external link)

Telehealth Provider Tip Sheet (external link)

Novitas (Medicare Contractor) Policies:

Anesthesia Provider Page (external link)

Behavioral Health Provider Page (external link)

Common Part A and B Acronyms (external link)

Critical Care (At-A-Glance) (external link)

E/M Services Guide (rev. 09.2024) (external link)

Novitas Global Surgery Calculator (external link)

“Incident-to” Guidelines (external link)

HCMS “Incident-to” Grid – Harris County Medical Society (external link)

Medicare Taxonomy Codes (external link)

NUCC Taxonomy Code Descriptions (external link)

Ophthalmology Provider Page (external link)

Part B – Physical Therapy P (external link)age (external link)

Preventive & Screening Services Page (external link)

NCCI procedure-to-procedure lookup (external link)

Split or Shared Guidelines (external link)

Shared/Split Reference Tool (external link) (you may need to create CodingIntel login to access)

Teaching Physician Guidelines (external link)

2025 Teaching Physician Hospital List (PDF (external link)) (Excel (external link))

Telehealth (external link)

Texas Medicaid Resources:

TexaProvider Manual – January 2025 (external link)

Texas Health Steps Child Clinical Record Forms (external link)

2025 TMHP Fee Lookup (external link)

OIG Resources:

2025 OIG Strategic Plan (external link)

Federal Register Limitations for Coverage: AWV (external link)

Federal Register Limitations for Coverage: IPPE (external link)

Fraud Risk Indicator (external link)

Self-Disclosure Enforcement Actions (external link)

EMR Resources:

Epic Tip Sheets (external link)

Harris Health EMR Log-in Page (external link)

Drug Waste Documentation for Single Dose/Use (PPT (external link)) (Documentation Tip Sheet (external link))

E/M Resources:

Critical Care Coding and Billing Table (external link)

Coding Intel G2211 YouTube Video (external link)

NAMAS Article – Independent Interpretation (external link)

Novitas 2023 Interactive E/M  Score Sheet (external link)

Novitas Evaluation & Management Guide (09.2024) (external link)

MSHBC 2023 E/M (MDM) Cheat Sheet  (external link)

Documenting the Diagnosis (MEAT) (external link)

NDC Lookup Page (external link) (AAPC)

Drugs Classified as Controlled Substances (external link)

Drugs Requiring Monitoring for Toxicity List (external link)

AMA 2023 E/M Code Descriptors and Guidelines (external link)

Parenteral Drug List (external link)

SDoH (Social Determinants of Health) (external link)

SDoH Screening Tool (external link)

What to do with “Other Outpatient” visits that are neither Hospital Inpatient or Observation (external link)

FACS Article – Modifier 25 under fire: Are you using it correctly? (external link)

Novitas  E/M Office or Other Outpatient Services FAQs (external link)

AMA:  Special Coding Advice During COVID-19 PHE (external link)

CCHP Telehealth Policy Finder Tool (external link)

2021 E/M Resources (Auditor Use)

2021 (AMA) E/M Code Descriptors and Guidelines (external link)

AMA 2021 MDM Table (external link)

MSHBC 2021 E/M Cheat Sheet (external link)

Diagnostic Imaging:

Clinical Indications for Imaging Orders (external link)