Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership — starting with a golden circle and the question: “Why?” His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Wright brothers. This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxPuget Sound, an independent event. TED’s editors chose to feature it. Information…
In the Code Spotlight, RT Welter & Associates aims to profile and discuss practice applications of the code, as well as pertinent guideline reminders. Allograft Coding 2019 saw several changes to CPT, three codes that were added to the Surgery code set are for Allografting. Codes 20932, 20933 and 20934 all include templating, cutting placement and…
Do you have a complicated surgery case need help with coding? RT Welter would love to help! Please upload the operative note by clicking on the link below. Remember to remove ALL patient protected health information and organization identifiers. RT Welter will not use any medical records submitted in which PHI is not removed and…
Recently the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) website has posted cases of recent penalties that practices and providers have been charged due to incorrect billing of Incident-To. Are you at risk? The numbers are stomach turning and something that every practice should be aware of. We aren’t just talking about the huge hit in penalties,…
Being productive in the workplace often means finding a balance between all the tasks we have to accomplish. However, this does not necessarily mean getting things done quickly or working longer hours. You can optimize the time you spend at work by following simple steps like focusing on one task at a time rather than…
Just another piece in the telehealth puzzle, Remote Patient Monitoring, or RPM, is adding to the patient/provider relationship. New CPT codes 99453, 99454, and 99457 allow for reimbursement of services providers can utilize to manage and coordinate care at home. Best yet, code 99457 can be reported by clinical staff such as RN’s and medical…
As most medical practices are aware, not all cases are easy to navigate using the latest medical standards. The information below highlights a complicated surgical case along with the correct CPT and ICD-10 codes. Do you have a complicated surgery case need help with coding? RT Welter would love to help! Please upload the operative…
2019 has begun a long process to eliminate redundant paperwork for providers and giving greater importance to patient interaction. One of the first changes to this multi-year program is the elimination of some home visit documentation requirements. E/M visits in the patient’s private residences (CPT codes 99341-99350) had, in previous years, to justify the home…
TED Talks-Searching for knowledge across disciplines-The new power of collaboration Howard Rheingold talks about the coming world of collaboration, participatory media and collective action — and how Wikipedia is really an outgrowth of our natural human instinct to work as a group. This talk was presented at an official TED conference, and was featured by…
RT Welter & Associates is excited to present our new 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. Today, we focus on two new codes, 99451 & 99452 related to inter-professional Telehealth consultations. 99451 —…