News in brief Updated OMT coding and documentation guide is available now This guide was developed by an expert panel of osteopathic physicians along with AOA staff with expertise in coding, documentation, practice management and payor relations. May 7, 2024TuesdayMay 2024 issue The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics AOAcodingOMT The second edition of the AOA’s “Guide to Coding & Documentation: Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment” is available now for preorder. Preorders will be shipped the first week of May. This guide was developed by an expert panel of osteopathic physicians along with AOA staff with expertise in coding, documentation, practice management and payor relations. The comprehensive guide offers advice, best practices and resources on clinical coding and medical records documentation for osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) procedures and same-day evaluation and management (E/M) services. This version has been updated and includes E/M guideline changes from 2021 and 2023 as well as extra sample encounter notes and appeal letters. Related reading: Applications for the AOA’s 2024-2025 TIPS program now being accepted More in Profession For the first time, women make up the majority of osteopathic primary care physicians The 2026 Osteopathic Medical Profession Report finds the DO workforce growing in all 50 states, with two-thirds of practicing DOs under age 45. In Memoriam: Emmett Lee Wallace, DO, past president of the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association Dr. Wallace previously held many leadership roles within the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association (IOMA) and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP). Previous articleGet to know the AOA’s president-elect, OB-GYN Teresa A. Hubka, DO Next articleA housing and real estate guide for physicians and medical trainees
For the first time, women make up the majority of osteopathic primary care physicians The 2026 Osteopathic Medical Profession Report finds the DO workforce growing in all 50 states, with two-thirds of practicing DOs under age 45.
In Memoriam: Emmett Lee Wallace, DO, past president of the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association Dr. Wallace previously held many leadership roles within the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association (IOMA) and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP).