Practice Management Resources

In 2018, SMFM joined the Association for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Management (AMFMM) to create the SMFM Practice Management Division (PM Division). The goal is to provide individuals and organizations with the business, leadership, and administrative resources required for success at every stage of their careers or their organization’s life cycle.

Recognizing the need for regular updates on coding and billing, as well as a gap in the educational preparation of physicians and other members of the MFM team, the PM Division provides comprehensive preparation for the management and administration of operations of a high-risk obstetric practice through:

Coding for Your Practice

Our Coding for Your Practice resources center allows SMFM Members to find the latest quality standards for accreditation and established guidelines for advanced procedures such as targeted ultrasound and fetal echocardiograms. Ensuring appropriate coding and billing for procedures, we help sustain access to the best care for our patients.

• Coding tips and access coding white papers and template letters to payers. Accessible to SMFM members only.
• Opportunity to anonymously ask coding questions and receive guidance.  Accessible to SMFM members only.
• Find details on upcoming live webinars and access on-demand recordings. 

For Your Practice

• The SMFM Practice Management Consulting service is designed to help MFM physicians and their organizations strategically promote excellence in operational efficiency, profitability, and patient care.
• Opportunity to anonymously ask practice-related questions and receive guidance.  Accessible to SMFM members only.
• The member-only online community provides physicians, practice managers, coders, and office professionals with best practices, connections to leaders in the field, and the ability to share their knowledge of individual topics. Accessible to SMFM members only.
• Benchmarking data that compares office scheduling, salaries, EMR usage, practice efficiency, and outcomes based on various practice models across the United States and publications on practice management. Accessible to SMFM members only.