Managing sessions

session settings in eggmed are designed to help you track session duration accurately and simplify billing during patient encounters these tools run quietly in the background so you can focus on the session, not the clock accessing session settings go to settings select session from the sidebar from here, you can control how session timing and billing information appear during appointments session timer show session timer when enabled, eggmed displays an elapsed time counter during patient encounters this helps you track face to face session duration stay aligned with billing requirements avoid manual time tracking you can turn this on or off at any time cpt code suggestions show cpt code suggestions when enabled, eggmed suggests psychotherapy cpt codes based on session length suggestions follow standard psychotherapy time thresholds 90832 → 16–37 minutes (brief psychotherapy) 90834 → 38–52 minutes (standard session) 90837 → 53+ minutes (extended session) these suggestions are guidance only you always remain in control of final billing decisions how session timing works the timer tracks active session time during appointments cpt suggestions update automatically as time thresholds are reached timing is designed to support accurate documentation and billing existing records are not changed if settings are adjusted later in short the timer observes, it doesn’t interfere when to use session tools session tracking is especially useful if you bill based on time based cpt codes want consistency across sessions prefer real time visibility instead of estimating after the fact if you don’t need timing support, you can disable these features entirely best practices enable the session timer if billing accuracy matters to you use cpt suggestions as a reference, not a rule review session settings once and adjust only if your workflow changes