Faculty Group Practice Newsletter

It is not unusual to perform both a preventive service and a sick visit during the same encounter. CPT and CMS have rules concerning this billing scenario. This month we will cover how to bill for these services using CPT services.

The Faculty Group Practice leadership extends sincere thanks to Stephanie Kemmerling, DNP, MSN, FNP-C, for her outstanding service as APP Director from September 2020 through May 2023.

Congratulations to Anu George, Physician Assistant in Pediatric Endocrinology.

Congratulations to Dr. Laurel Humphrey, the Academy of Master Clinicians' June Clinician of the Month.

Asthma exacerbations, panic attacks, rashes, and colds may make up an average clinic day for a Family Medicine physician. However, it’s not every day the patient population includes state senators and representatives, their staff members, and other visitors to the Texas State Capitol.

Through innovative treatment options that relieve pain and restore function, hand and wrist surgery can improve quality of life for patients of all ages. BaiJing (Jing) Qin, MD, a new member of UTMB’s Plastic Surgery team specializing in hand and wrist procedures, knows this well.

With a high prevalence of heart disease among local populations, having a robust, dynamic cardiac care program in the region is critical. That includes heart failure services, which UTMB’s Division of Cardiovascular Medicine expertly delivers via its team of fellowship-trained heart failure (HF) specialists.