The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is targeting more than 60 million Americans with their new plan to provide rural communities quality and affordable healthcare options. CMS unveiled the Rural Health Strategy on Tuesday with the goal of helping millions of Americans across the United States obtain quality healthcare. “Through its implementation and our continued stakeholder…
RT Welter and Associates is proud to announce our new partnership with HealthTeamWorks who is know for helping medical practices, physician organizations and integrated delivery networks (IDNs) improve their performance in delivering value-based services. As RT Welter shares a similar focus for helping improve the success of your business, we believe in the goal behind…
Join Colorado Medical Group Management Association and Professional Association of Health Care Office Management for 2018 Payer Day! Hear what’s new from our insurance carriers and have your questions answered! Get the inside track to the latest information vital to your practice including health care reform plans, claims submissions and payments. This is an excellent…
Physicians complain that a “severe delay” in updating the CMS Quality Payment Program interactive website, and other eligibility notification breakdowns have left them “in the dark on their status.” The American Medical Association and more than 40 physician specialty associations are calling for the federal government to reduce from one year to 90 days the…
According to an article presented by Novitas Solutions, new Medicare cards will be mailed to qualifying patients, beginning April 2018. See below for complete article and schedule information. Beginning in April 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will mail new Medicare cards to all Medicare beneficiaries on a flow basis by geographic…
In celebration of National Doctors Day, we would like to honor and recognize the physicians who have made a difference in our lives and local communities. Doctors of all specialties do so much for us and we don’t often realize how much they contribute to our daily activities and overall well-being. From minor scrapes and…
RT Welter and Associates has partnered with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Family Planning Program to provide training and technical assistance in cost setting activities to current Title X contractors and clinics. Our training and technical assistance will assist CDPHE and Title X contractors in updating fee schedules, developing sliding fee…
CTCi group, the center for transformative coaching, is offering two sessions to help management teams and other professionals understand the importance of effective management. These web based sessions are developed in a way to help you and your employees succeed! Read more about each individual program and click the link below each description for more…
Hospitals across Colorado must begin posting self-pay prices Monday for the most common procedures and treatments they offer — a potential first step in bringing more cost transparency to a sector whose pricing ambiguity has frustrated consumers and public officials alike. The move is mandated by Colorado Senate Bill 65, a 2017 measure from Republican…
There is a lot of confusion surrounding reporting for transitional care management (TCM) services. CPT offers the following options to report TCM services: 99495 – Transitional Care Management services with the following required elements: communication (direct contact, telephone, electronic) with the patient and/or caregiver within 2 business days of discharge; medical decision making of at least…