Apr 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
The staff is everything! We cannot do it without them.nnOur (and your) most valuable asset is the staff, their abilities, their training, their insights, their work ethic. If this is true, why do so many do it so poorly? When we buy a copier, lease space, buy a car, etc. we do research, we ask around, we make comparisons. Many practices hire staff based on a quick interview, maybe a background check and hope!nnSo many people are so good at writing resume’s making even the smallest experience look amazing. We—as employers—cannot say anything bad about a former employee when asked by a potential employer. That leaves us to make what could be a huge and costly decision based on an interview. All the world is a stage and anyone can be good for the 30 min (at most) interview.nnStaff recruitment and Placement is one part science and one part art:nnThe Science: Being able to see all the different websites, monitoring careers, having market trust and a network which allows for honest and straightforward assessments from former employers, neighbors, and colleagues.nnThe Art: That intuition and experience that allows for placement: Finding the best person, personality, attitude and ethos for the position, job and the culture.nnWe do staffing and we do it very well!nn
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About R. Todd Welter • MS, CPCnFounder and President of Welter Healthcare Partners
nMr. Welter has over 25 years of healthcare industry experience assisting physicians and other providers, hospitals and other facilities with the business side of medicine. Through strategic planning and analysis, Mr. Welter’s main focus is to strategically increase revenues and profitability in this radically changing health care environment.
Mr. Welter has a Masters Degree in Organizational Leadership from Regis University in Denver where he has had an appointment as affiliate faculty in the School for Professional Studies for over ten years. In addition, Mr. Welter holds a faculty appointment at the University of Denver’s University College. In the Health Care Leadership program he teaches Macro Economics in Health Care and Innovative Strategies and Change in Health Care to graduate students.
Apr 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Welter Healthcare Partners is excited to present our monthly Code Spotlight! Each month, Welter Healthcare Partners will spotlight a unique CPT or ICD-10 code to profile and discuss practice applications of the code, as well as pertinent guideline reminders. nn99291: Critical Care Services (99291-99292 – Critical care, evaluation, and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes) are some of the most heavily scrutinized codes in all of CPT! They are a huge target for all payers and have put many Critical Care/Pulmonology practices out of business or on the dreaded Pre-Pay system due to lack of compliance. Here are some of the essentials for compliantly billing for critical care services:n
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- Documentation must support the patient meets the definition of a “critically ill or injured” patient. A critical illness or injury acutely impairs one or more vital organ systems such that there is a high probability of imminent or life threatening deterioration in the patient’s condition. Be consistent regarding the critical risk of the patient throughout the entire note.
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- Documentation must also support time spent rendering critical care (a minimum of 30 minutes of critical care must be provided).
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Apr 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
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Apr 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
It is still out there alive and well.nnDon’t take your eye off the ball when it comes to contracting with your payers.nnManaged Care Contracting is a continual process. It should be done constantly and consistently. For a well–managed process you should be seeing 4-5% increases every year.nnWhat is it worth? How much did you receive in total reimbursement last year? Multiply it by 5%. Is it worth it? Of course it is!n
Managed Care contracting is one of those 20 to 1 Return on Investment services we do and do well!
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About R. Todd Welter • MS, CPCnFounder and President of Welter Healthcare Partners
nMr. Welter has over 25 years of healthcare industry experience assisting physicians and other providers, hospitals and other facilities with the business side of medicine. Through strategic planning and analysis, Mr. Welter’s main focus is to strategically increase revenues and profitability in this radically changing health care environment.
Mr. Welter has a Masters Degree in Organizational Leadership from Regis University in Denver where he has had an appointment as affiliate faculty in the School for Professional Studies for over ten years. In addition, Mr. Welter holds a faculty appointment at the University of Denver’s University College. In the Health Care Leadership program he teaches Macro Economics in Health Care and Innovative Strategies and Change in Health Care to graduate students.
Apr 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
As part of the new coding format for our newsletter, Welter Healthcare Partners is excited to offer you a new surgery coding series in which we want to help you! The 2nd week of every month we will highlight a complicated surgical case. This week we are highlighting a general surgery case. We want to hear from you! If you have a complicated surgery case and need help with coding, please upload the operative note by clicking on the link below. Remember to remove ALL patient protected health information and organization identifiers. Welter Healthcare Partners will not use any medical records submitted in which PHI is not removed and protected. Click Here To Submit Redacted Surgery Case StudynnPreoperative Diagnosis:nRecurrent colorectal cancer at the anastomotic site.nnPostoperative Diagnosis:nRecurrent colorectal cancer at the anastomotic site.nnProcedures:n
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- Partial colectomy with end colostomy.
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- Small bowel resection with primary anastomosis.
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- Flexible sigmoidoscopy.
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nIndications: The patient is a 54-year-old gentleman who presented with colorectal cancer over a year ago. He had a resection and was just finishing chemotherapy and had some GI problems that necessitated a colonoscopy. He was found to have a stricture at the anastomosis, which was biopsied and found to have recurrent colorectal cancer. Risks and benefits were discussed with the patient who understood and agreed with the treatment plan.n
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Apr 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
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- What we need: 12-month report (reported by month)
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- Provider Coding Analysisn
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- What we need: List of all CPT codes used and number of times reported (12-month report, by provider)
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- Fee Schedule Analysisn
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- What we need: List of all CPT codes and fees (what you charge)
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- Insurance Contracts Analysisn
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- What we need: List of major insurance contracts, rates, and when last negotiated
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nTo set up your free revenue assessment, please contact Connor Beer, Director of Sales, at 720.879.3621 or cbeer@rtwelter.com.nnFor more information about Welter Healthcare Partners and our services, please visit our website at www.WHPelter.com.
