Series
Healthcare Regulatory Roundup
Twice each month, PYA experts discuss the latest industry developments as part of our popular Healthcare Regulatory Roundup (HCRR) webinar series. In addition to straightforward explanations of those developments and actionable guidance, attendees will be offered the chance to earn continuing professional education units in selected sessions.
Beginning in 2027, maternity care coding is scheduled to shift from the historical global billing framework toward reporting across discrete phases of care, including antepartum care, labor management, delivery, and postpartum care. The change may affect far more than billing, with potential implications for wRVU attribution, physician compensation, laborist programs, APP utilization, provider attribution, productivity benchmarks, contractual arrangements, and operational workflows.
In this special 90-minute webinar, PYA Principals Angie Caldwell and Deuce Lukemeyer will help healthcare leaders understand how the 2027 maternity care coding changes may affect reimbursement, productivity, compensation, and obstetrical care delivery structures. They will discuss potential impacts on compensation models, laborist and hospitalist arrangements, APP attribution, care team economics, documentation, and provider attribution, along with practical considerations for preparing for implementation.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe the major maternity care coding changes scheduled to take effect in 2027 and how they differ from the historical global billing framework.
- Evaluate how revised coding and wRVU attribution methodologies may affect physician, laborist, midwife, and APP compensation arrangements.
- Identify operational, documentation, and provider attribution challenges associated with various obstetrical care models, including employed physician, laborist, APP, coverage agreement, and independent practice arrangements.
- Assess potential impacts on productivity benchmarks, contractual arrangements, compensation plan design, professional services arrangements, and fair market value considerations.
- Develop a framework for preparing their organization for the transition to the new maternity care coding structure.
This webinar is part of PYA’s Healthcare Regulatory Roundup, a popular series during which PYA experts provide practical insights on the latest industry regulatory developments. For more than 40 years, PYA has been committed to regulatory compliance and helping healthcare organizations create attainable compliance programs while mitigating risks.
