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By: Sheila Haynes, CPC Coding and Compliance Manager Take notice and prepare for changes to the guidelines for billing split/shared services if your practice’s physicians and qualified health care professionals (QHP) regularly team up for hospital visits. The new guidelines go into effect on Jan. 1, 2022. What is a Split/Shared Visit? Definition of split…
DetailsFrom our RT Welter family to yours, we would like to wish you a very happy holiday season and New Year! We are so grateful for your continued support and business, and can’t wait to see what 2022 has in store! In observance of the holidays, RT Welter will be closing at noon on Thursday,…
DetailsModifier 25 is an important Evaluation and Management service medical professionals need to understand. It is used for same-day procedures when services beyond usual pre and post-operation are necessary. Continue reading below for a breakdown and examples of modifier 25! By: Sheila Haynes, CPC Coding and Compliance Manager Pay close attention to billing E/M (office…
DetailsColorado hospitals are in ‘Critical Condition’ as the state weathers another surge of covid-19. This surge is putting more stress on healthcare facilities throughout the state as medical staff is already struggling with burnout. Continue reading below to learn more. Patients with other ailments are frustrated, and nurses and doctors are stressed and burned out,…
DetailsThe report below describes the 6 easy steps to code Mohs Surgeries accurately, while acknowledging separate procedures, Continue reading below to learn more! Do you have a complicated surgery case that needs help with coding? RT Welter would love to help! Please upload the operative note by clicking on the link below. Remember to remove…
DetailsA Las Vegas jury decided that UnitedHealthcare must pay TeamHealth clinicians for total damages from fraud and unjust enrichment. The case came to a conclusion after a month-long trial with the largest insurer being found guilty. Continue reading below to learn more! UnitedHealthcare must pay $62.65 million in total damages for shortchanging TeamHealth clinicians, a…
DetailsBy: Sheila Haynes, CPC Coding and Compliance Manager Guidelines for Use of Critical Care Codes (CPT codes 99291 and 99292) To reliably and consistently determine that critical care services, rather than other evaluation and management (E/M) services, are medically necessary the following review criteria must be met in addition to the Current CPT Manual definitions:…
DetailsAfter a year of getting accustomed to the new Evaluation and Management guidelines that went into effect on January 1, 2021, the AMA has provided some much-needed clarification around the Medical Decision Making elements as well as what activities are “not” counted when reporting time as the key criterion for code selection Medical Decision Making…
DetailsAs we approach Thanksgiving, all of us here at RT Welter are reminded of everything we have to be thankful for. We would like to wish our clients, business partners, families, and friends a happy, healthy, and safe Thanksgiving! We are grateful for every one of you and are thankful for your support. In observance…
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