Elisabeth Potter MD

@EPotterMD

[email protected] Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, DIEP flap & breast reconstruction expert | Fighting to change healthcare & ensure patient access

Austin, TX

Joined March 2014

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Elisabeth Potter MD
@EPotterMD
Aug 26
The AMA doesn’t just own the CPT code system. It also has a role in recommending how the services behind those codes are valued. CPT codes are the five digit codes healthcare providers use to describe the care we provide and bill for it. The AMA created and copyrighted this
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Elisabeth Potter MD
@EPotterMD
Aug 25
The American Medical Association (AMA) is being sued over CPT codes. CPT stands for Current Procedural Terminology. These are the codes physicians use every day to describe the care we provide and bill for it. The AMA owns the copyright to these codes, and patients, providers
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Elisabeth Potter MD
@EPotterMD
Aug 17
It’s ridiculous. An insurance company openly admitting that they don’t treat their members fairly, asking me to play a part in the games they play with patients lives. Hard no. I care about the patient I’m advocating for and every other patient who will be in her shoes.
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Elisabeth Potter MD
@EPotterMD
Aug 11
It’s been a minute since I have checked in, I have missed you all and wanted to share some updates! I’m still out of network with Blue Cross and United @Redbudsurgerycenter. Today was another reminder of why I keep pushing for change. This morning, I performed a DIEP flaps on
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Elisabeth Potter MD
@EPotterMD
Aug 5
For years, physicians were taught not to talk about money with patients. The idea was that discussing cost would make medicine feel transactional and erode trust. But here’s the problem: how can patients make informed decisions if they don’t know what their care will cost?
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