With the implementation of QPP, the deadline for submitting 2017 performance data is approaching fast! Eligible providers can submit performance data for dates of service starting on January 1, 2017 – October 2, 2017. Data submission to CMS must be done by March 31, 2018. If your practice chooses not to submit data for 2017…
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! No matter how much we plan things out and hope for the best, there will inevitably, always be something that we didn’t think of or plan for. That is…
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. M48.062 – Spinal Stenosis, lumbar region, with neurogenic claudication The list of ICD-10 code updates is…
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…
Biomechanical Device Coding: Spine surgery has been one of the specialties hardest hit by recent CPT code bundling, NCCI edit updates, code revisions and additions, and RVU decreases. Most recently, biomechanical device coding changes were implemented, which impacts many spine surgery practice’s bottom lines. This change essentially states that all anterior instrumentation is now bundled…
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! Teamwork – Ever heard of the expression – “Team Work Makes the Dream Work”? This idea serves as the foundation for many successful movements, companies and organizations. One person…
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 – E11.65 – Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Hyperglycemia ICD-10 code E11.65 represents the…
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…
Medicare Wellness Services: Billing for Medicare wellness services can be a huge pain point for any primary care practice. However, the pain is well worth it when you consider that providing these services can result in tens of thousands of additional reimbursement dollars for your practice. These services can reimburse up to $174 per visit.…
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…