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Nonphysicians on Rounds
We now have a nurse practitioner (NP) in our office, and she will be doing some of the hospital rounds. How do we bill when a nonphysician provider does hospital rounds?
Question: We now have a nurse practitioner (NP) in our office, and she will be doing some of the hospital rounds. How do we bill when a nonphysician provider does hospital rounds?
Answer: You can't bill under the physician's name in this case, since the concept of incident-to billing does not apply to the inpatient setting. So if you want to bill under the physician's name, he'll need to continue doing rounds. Coordinate the NP and physician schedules to allow the NP just to do the prep work, followed by the physician, which will make the physician's rounds faster. Or you can apply for provider numbers for the NP. In that case, you'll receive 85 percent of the allowable.
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.
