FREE ICD-10 Seminars
Seminar Title: ICD-10: A Coder’s PerspectivenSeminar Cost: FREE – Don’t miss out on this excellent opportunity!nnSeminar Description: An informative seminar to give a coder’s viewpoint of the ICD-10 transition and to alleviate fears of what the new code set will mean to coders and billers. We will review guideline changes, new concepts and problematic code sets, along with in-depth discussions of the impact to outpatient coders, tips on how to begin the education and training process, and tips on how to avoid potential pitfalls during the implementation process.nnThis program has the prior approval for 2.0 CEU’s from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) and American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).nnSeminar Dates and Locations:nEnglewood, CO: Swedish Medical CenternSpruce C Conference Roomn501 E Hampden AvenuenEnglewood, CO 80113nnDate: Wednesday April 10, 2013nTime: 2-4pmnnThis class is full and can no longer accept new registrants. Please register for our Thornton, CO class if you wish to attend.nnnWeb-based ICD-10 training is coming soon! To receive updates on upcoming seminars, webinars and training, join our email registration!
nnW04.XXA – Fall while being carried by other personsnnY90.1 – Evidence of alcohol involvement determined by blood alcohol level, 20-39 mg/100 mlnnZ72.820 – Sleep deprivationnnZ72.6 – Problems relating to gambling and bettingnn nnIn preparation for the upcoming deadline for ICD-10 implementation, Welter Healthcare Partners presents weekly ICD-10 Codes of the Week! Our goal is to familiarize you with the new and expanded code set and the additional clinical documentation needed from your providers to comply with ICD-10 coding, and more importantly, for accurate and clean claims submission to keep your revenue stream flowing! We are to help YOU prepare for the October 1, 2014 implementation date. Please don’t hesitate to 
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CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL CODER (CPC) PREPARATION COURSE & CERTIFICATIONnn
nnIn response to the government’s continued focus on improving quality of care through payment policy, several changes to new and existing regulatory requirements recently came about through the 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS), and the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rules (“Final Rules”). As a result, hospitals will be faced with new challenges in 2013 and beyond.nnWhat Hospitals Should DonnIn 2013, hospitals should pay particular attention to these requirements in the Final Rules:n
January 14, 2013 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:nnDenver, Jan 14, 2013 — Welter Healthcare Partners, Inc. (WHP) is very proud to announce the addition of Rebekah S. Gatti (CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEDC, CPMA) to our healthcare management and consulting organization. WHP is an industry leader in providing healthcare facilities with consulting and medical coding services.nnRebekah S. Gatti has 30 years experience in the healthcare industry, both inpatient and outpatient (hospitals and physicians), with specialty in Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Cardiology, Orthopedics, Oral Surgery, Pain Medicine, Mental Health and Occupational Medicine. She holds multiple certifications from both the AAPC and AHIMA.nnMs. Gatti has extensive experience with medical practice management, including revenue enhancement, reimbursement analysis, collection issues, compliance plans, chart auditing, and personnel management issues. She provides educational seminars for physician groups and hospitals on coding, auditing, modifiers, evaluation and management, documentation issues and ICD-10 preparation and financial neutrality. She also provides instruction in medical coding, having successfully completed the PMCC instructor certification course. Ms. Gatti is an AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer. She is the author of “Introduction to Inpatient Procedural Coding Using ICD-10-PCS.”nnPrior to employment at Welter Healthcare Partners, Ms. Gatti was the ICD-10 Manager for a healthcare software company supervising the Content Team, and Coding Supervisor at a large multi-practice company in Virginia where she provided documentation training for over 300 physicians and physician extenders.