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CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL CODER (CPC) PREPARATION COURSE & CERTIFICATIONnn
Certified coders are in high demand! Advance your career in the medical field and get certified now! With limited time left to register, make sure you sign up today!
nThis course will be offered as a combination live and web-based class to offer maximum flexibility for any student. It is designed to offer the most comprehensive and complete coding information to prepare students for the CPC examination and a career in the medical field. This course will include a brief overview of medical terminology, anatomy, CPT, ICD-9 CM and HCPCS manuals, and coding scenarios for practical application in the work environment.nnUpon completion of this course, participants will be prepared to sit for the nationally accredited American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)/Certified Professional Coder (CPC) coding certification examination.nnThis examination will be offered to class participants at the completion of the course.nnCourse Schedule: CPC Classes begin Tuesday, February 26, 2013. Classes will be held every Tuesday from 5:30 PM–8:30 PM, and every other Saturday from 9:00 AM–12:30 PM. The final exam is on June 15, 2013.nnCourse Format: Live and web–based to offer maximum flexibility for any student.nn nnClass size is limited, so register today to guarantee your spot!nnRegistration Deadline: Friday, February 15, 2013.nnClick here for more information.nnClick Here for Course Schedule and Registration Form.nnYou may also find the Course Schedule below.
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.
Medicaid Primary Care Payment IncreasennThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) enacted changes to Medicaid primary care reimbursement. Eligible physicians will receive supplemental payments for services rendered between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2014. These supplemental payments will raise the Medicaid reimbursement to Medicare rates. To be eligible for the supplemental payments, physicians must self-attest as having a specialty in family medicine, general internal medicine, and/or pediatric medicine. Only physicians can complete the attestation! Staff or other representatives are not allowed to complete the attestation on the provider’s behalf. 
Per AMA guidelines, the new code set should be used for claims filed as of January 1, 2013. Practices are advised to check with their local payers to verify payer implementation date of the new codes, to avoid any unnecessary claims denials and delays in payments!nn
CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL CODER (CPC) PREPARATION COURSE & CERTIFICATIONnnCertified coders are in high demand! Advance your career in the medical field and get certified now!nnThis course will be offered as a combination live and web-based class to offer maximum flexibility for any student. It is designed to offer the most comprehensive and complete coding information to prepare students for the CPC examination and a career in the medical field. This course will include a brief overview of medical terminology, anatomy, CPT, ICD-9 CM and HCPCS manuals, and coding scenarios for practical application in the work environment.nnUpon completion of this course, participants will be prepared to sit for the nationally accredited American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)/Certified Professional Coder (CPC) coding certification examination.nnThis examination will be offered to class participants at the completion of the course.n