RT Welter & Associates has done an amazing job assisting Surgical Specialists of Colorado and Colorado Trauma Service in multiple avenues as we continue to grow. Credentialing for a group of 30 surgeons, in 6 different hospital systems and 7 locations is a task that would normally have multiple pitfalls, but with the vast knowledge…
RT Welter & Associates is excited to present our helpful career advancing tips and strategies to sharpen the skills prospective employers look for in a coder! Conversation Skills – The art of smooth conversation centers on the communicator’s ability to effectively convey ideas and information. Conversation skills take practice, patience, and development over time and…
Due to the recent interest to repeal and replace Obamacare, healthcare-provider groups have called on Congress to cut a bipartisan deal on healthcare reforms! “The best approach would be for Congress members to reach across the aisle and address some of the specific problem areas of the Affordable Care Act,” Elizabeth “Betsy” Ryan, JD, president…
RT Welter & Associates is excited to present our monthly Code Spotlight! Each month, RT Welter & Associates will spotlight a unique CPT or ICD-10 code to profile and discuss practice applications of the code, as well as pertinent guideline reminders. ICD-10 Code I16 – Hypertensive Crisis I16.0 — Hypertensive Urgency, which should be reported when a…
Check out this article about how the lack of preparedness could hurt physicians financially, even with the new flexibility shown by CMS. As a group, doctors are ill-prepared to meet the requirements of a law that will change the way they are paid, shows a survey of a thousand physicians by the American Medical Association and…
As part of the new coding format for our newsletter, RT Welter is excited to offer you a new surgery coding series in which we want to help you! The 2nd week of every month we will highlight a complicated surgical case. This week we are highlighting a general surgery case. We want to hear…
Check out this article about a half-dozen changes to the adjudication of Medicare claims-denial appeals that are designed to ease a backlog of cases. The new rules for Medicare claim-denial appeals feature several changes crafted to ease administrative burdens and speed reductions in a backlog nearing 1 million cases. The new rules went into effect…
Medicare Advantage: You have probably heard some industry buzz about the recent investigations (and settlements) into risk adjustment fraud with several of the major insurers. United Health Group along with others, are accused of manipulating diagnosis codes to make patients appear to be sicker to achieve higher reimbursement outcomes via the Medicare Advantage program. Medicare Advantage allows providers…
Check out this article about how more small medical practices could benefit from and qualify for exclusions from the Quality Payment Program! Small practices could add points to their total performance scores in the merit-based incentive payment system and may qualify for an exemption from EHR requirements. More small practices may qualify for exclusions from…
Sharing helpful career advancing tips and strategies to sharpen the skills prospective employers look for in a coder! Emotional Intelligence (EI) – Many of us are familiar with IQ tests, which measure our intellectual abilities and intelligence. Many of us also believe that having a high IQ makes you the best candidate for any job. However, employers are…
