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Prepare for the unexpected when the patient is expecting. Oh, those cute little babies! All those fingers and toes and noses — when I grow up, I want to be one of those volunteers in nurseries who just sits and rocks babies all day. It sure beats this crazy coding world I’ve gotten myself into. […]
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Millennials are everywhere in the news: They are attracting marketers, entering the workforce, and shaping our trends. Now that these young adult consumers are exceeding the baby boomer population, it’s remolding healthcare delivery and access ̶ and our industry should care. According to Statista’s “Resident Population in the United States in 2017, by Generation,” the […]
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The goals of value-based programs are to boost quality of care, promote health, and lower healthcare costs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is on a constant mission to transform the delivery of healthcare and how they reimburse healthcare providers. Former President Barack Obama’s healthcare law and subsequent legislation, such as the Medicare […]
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My question is if Maternal Fetal Medicine is seeing a patient for all of her prenatal care, delivery and postpartum care, shouldn’t MFM bill out a global delivery charge if the patient meets the criteria with the amount of prenatal visits (approximately 13 rule)? Also if MFM is seeing a pregnant patient as a co-specialty to the patients general OB doctor who is seeing the patient for her prenatal, delivery and postpartum care, wouldn’t MFM bill out their visits separately since MFM isn’t taking on the patients care?
Thanks for your help. It’s greatly appreciated,
Sarita
Thanks in advance!!!