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Globals and Clogged Drains
During the 90-day global period, if we need to irrigate or replace a clogged drainage or feeding tube during an office visit, is this a billable procedure?
Question: During the 90-day global period, if we need to irrigate or replace a clogged drainage or feeding tube during an office visit, is this a billable procedure?
Answer: The correct answer is “maybe.” The surgical package, according to CPT, includes “typical” follow-up care. It does not include “postoperative complications, exacerbations, and recurrences.”
So is a blocked tube routine? Every payer will have a different answer.
You definitely need to look at Medicare’s NCCI edits with the specific codes you’d like to use in hand. From there, it’s payer-specific.
Asset Protection and Financial Planning
December 6th 2021Asset protection attorney and regular Physicians Practice contributor Ike Devji and Anthony Williams, an investment advisor representative and the founder and president of Mosaic Financial Associates, discuss the impact of COVID-19 on high-earner assets and financial planning, impending tax changes, common asset protection and wealth preservation mistakes high earners make, and more.
Reducing burnout with medical scribes
November 29th 2021Physicians Practice® spoke with Fernando Mendoza, MD, FAAP, FACEP, the founder and CEO of Scrivas, LLC, about the rising rates of reported burnout among physicians and how medical scribes might be able to alleviate some pressures from physicians.
