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Maternity Care
We have a question regarding maternity care. When billing a 59410 (vaginal delivery only, including postpartum care) does the "postpartum care" only refer to the visits to the hospital when the physician is doing her rounds, or does it also include the patient visit to the office a few weeks later? Do we bill the office visit after delivery separately?
Question: We have a question regarding maternity care. When billing a 59410 (vaginal delivery only, including postpartum care) does the "postpartum care" only refer to the visits to the hospital when the physician is doing her rounds, or does it also include the patient visit to the office a few weeks later? Do we bill the office visit after delivery separately?
Answer: According to Emily Hill, code 59410 is used only when the obstetrician or group has not provided all of the global maternity care for the patient. The delivery-only codes, such as 59409, include the inpatient postpartum care. The postpartum care noted in 59410 includes the outpatient postpartum care. Therefore, if you report code 59410, it includes inpatient and outpatient visits. You would not separately report an outpatient postpartum visit when you report 59410.
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.
