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Dear Valued RT Welter Customer, Your team at RT Welter is closely monitoring the developments regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19). We are following the guidance from multiple healthcare authorities, including our own medical director, and implementing policies and procedures to keep our employees healthy so we can uphold our commitment of providing quality services to you. We…
DetailsRT Welter is committed to providing you with the most up to date information regarding billing and coding issues regarding COVID-19. For more information regarding this billing update on Medicare read the article below! The Trump Administration today announced expanded Medicare telehealth coverage that will enable beneficiaries to receive a wider range of healthcare services…
DetailsDue to the recent outbreak in COVID-19 paired with increased concern for patients to be seen under quarantine conditions, RT Welter is striving to collect all relevant documentation, coding and billing details to help clinicians assure they receive appropriate reimbursement for unique services they are providing. RT Welter recommends checking with your top payors for…
DetailsIn March 2020, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services finalized two HHS interoperability rules that give patients access to their healthcare data. With this new system, patients and providers will be able to access their medical records through applications on smartphones. While these new rules sound like a big step forward for the…
DetailsCMS has released a second emergency code for the testing of CORVID-19. To find out more about this update, read the article below and click on the links to see how you are covered. As of Friday, March 6th, CMS released a second emergency code for CORVID-19 testing. Unlike HCPCS code U0001, which was released…
DetailsAnthem has recently finalized its acquisition of Beacon Health. This deal will allow for the expansion of critical behavioral health services, which will provide more care across the country. Read the article below for more information regarding the new changes that will come to Beacon and Anthem. Anthem, Inc. on Monday said it has finalized…
DetailsWhen we go to the doctor, someone puts notes into our file. If you see these notes, some entires might be strikingly similar. This is called cloned notes. Below in this week’s Industry Hot Buttons, we go over cloned notes and how they can be an issue. Read the article below to find out more!…
DetailsYou may have heard that Cofinity.net is being sunset and we’ll no longer be using directprovider.com. These sites have been replaced with a new secured provider portal at firsthealth.com, a self-serve center that’ll support your network needs by offering claim search functionality, a complete client list, access to news and updates, and much more. Read…
DetailsFebruary is Heart Health Awareness Month, so we all wear red and talk about our hearts, but what are we doing every day to make sure we are keeping it healthy? How many hours each day, week, month do we each spend at our desks without so much as a break to get water? If…
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