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Neonatal Care
How do I code if a baby needs extra time in the hospital for phototherapy, a circumcision, or to answer a mom's breast-feeding questions?
Question: How do I code if a baby needs extra time in the hospital for phototherapy, a circumcision, or to answer a mom's breast-feeding questions?
Answer: Emily Hill says that according to the American Academy of Pediatrics publication, Coding for Pediatrics, care for the neonate who is being observed for progression of jaundice, possible late development of signs of infection, or who is recovering from a low Apgar score, still qualifies for the normal newborn codes. Services to neonates who are born with or develop an illness are reported using initial (99221-99223) and subsequent hospital care codes (99231-99233). The documentation must support the level of service selected. The book also suggests that in choosing the correct codes, the physician should distinguish the work performed by the physician from the type of monitoring, use of technology, or the experience provided by the nursing staff. Payers use the E&M CPT codes to reflect the amount of work a physician has performed.
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.
