What the 2027 maternity coding changes mean for your practice
07/31/26
What the 2027 maternity coding changes mean for your practice
If you’re a clinician providing obstetric care, you have likely heard that maternity billing codes are changing on January 1, 2027. What you may not have had time to think through yet is what that shift could mean for how you structure your practice, your call schedule, and your relationships with hospital-based colleagues.
Why the old codes stopped fitting how you practice
The global maternity codes now in use were built more than 30 years ago, when it was common for one OB/GYN to manage a...
07/27/26
Closing the gap: How OBHG is investing in OB access for lower-volume hospitals
Across the country, hospitals with lower birth volumes face a quiet but accelerating crisis. OB/GYN recruitment pipelines are thinning. Experienced clinicians...
07/23/26
OBHG clinicians lead the way in trauma-informed practice
When a laboring patient arrives at the hospital for the first time, anxious and guarded, an OB hospitalist has minutes, sometimes...
07/20/26
"Thank you for listening to me": How an OBHG Hospitalist saved a postpartum mom's life at 1:00 AM
It started with what felt like trapped gas.
A young mother, just under 30 days postpartum after a traumatic 27-week emergency cesarean, began experiencing right-sided...
07/13/26
Clinicians address issues, forge connections, and enhance skills at OBHG Market Medical Meetings
Eight cities. Four months. Dozens of clinical leaders in each room, comparing notes on the problems that keep them up at night and the...
07/07/26
OBHG’s Dr. Eric Colton recognized as a Sepsis Hero at Blessing Hospital
OB/GYN clinicians may not routinely face many cases of maternal sepsis; for every 10,000 live births in the U.S., only about 10 are complicated...
06/22/26
Advocating for proactive intervention for iron deficiency anemia
The most common nutritional deficiency worldwide may be affecting up to one-third of women of reproductive age in the United States – many of...
06/10/26
OBHG partner California Hospital Medical Center earns Perinatal Center of Excellence Designation
Since partnering with Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG) in October 2023, California Hospital Medical Center (CHMC) has made remarkable strides in maternal and newborn care.
In...
05/29/26
Preeclampsia biomarkers pave the way for risk assessment and treatment decisions
When a pregnant patient presents with signs that could indicate preeclampsia, obstetric clinicians often face a difficult question: What happens next?
Should the patient be...
05/13/26
How Ob Hospitalist Group supports residency and student oversight
Hospitals with residency programs carry a dual responsibility: delivering exceptional patient care while training the next generation of clinicians. That balance isn’t always easy—especially...