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Surgery Assistance Fees
What does Medicare pay physicians who assist at a surgery?
Question: What does Medicare pay physicians who assist at a surgery?
Answer: Medicare pays 16 percent of the global for physicians who assist. See page 4 of this transmittal from CMS:
www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/pm_trans/R1707B3.pdfThis assumes the surgery code is one that allows for assists. The annual Medicare fee schedule spells out which codes allow it.
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.
