Good Thing We Don’t Work on Labor Day…
Z56.6 — Other physical and mental strain related to worknnZ56.5 — Uncongenial work environmentnnZ56.3 — Stressful work schedulennZ56.4 — Discord with boss and workmates
A Single Payer?
Are there advantages of a single payer system? Some say there are.nnI happen to not be one of them. Rather we really desperately need more payers, more choice, more competition, more access and a lot more imagination.nn 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.
Don’t Change Horses (Or Underwear) When You Stop For A Drink Midstream!
A07.1 – Giardiasis [lambliasis]nnY93.01 – Activity, hikingnnY92.828 – Stream as the place of occurrence of the external cause
Vote No on Amendment 69 and Save Colorado's Market-Based Health Care System
Welter Healthcare Partners strongly believes that transparent competition among payers and providers regarding value and cost is the only way to make the delivery of health care more effective and efficient.
nColorado’s Amendment 69 does nothing to address either issue. Amendment 69 is an incredibly expensive attempt to fix what is not working, but in the process will eliminate all of the things that do work, and do work well. Why would we go backward only to regain ground we have already traveled? Amendment 69 is a baby and the bathwater approach to very complex, multifactorial societal issues affecting costs, infrastructure, taxes, the attraction, education and distribution of providers, how, why and by whom health care is consumed, etc. The backers of Amendment 69 have yet to publish a comprehensive plan to do this.nnWe need more competition, not less! We urge a vote no on 69. In doing so we should also prevent the mega–mergers which we are facing with Anthem and CIGNA, Aetna and Humana. Competition is a good thing, transparency is a good thing; we should move in the direction of both and we should do so expeditiously.n
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Everyone Has Em'
Problems…everyone has them. Every practice has them. A good manager knows problems and setbacks are out there and does h/her best to get in front of issues before they become major and even worse, destructive. It starts with honest assessments. An honest look at ones own shortcomings first and then the issues which do or could affect the practice and those within it. issues within a practice or department no matter how small and seemingly in consequential become destructive and even career ending when they are allowed to!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.
Rafting Trip Gone Wrong! — Fun with ICD-10
W16.111A – Fall into natural body of water striking water surface causing drowning and submersion, initial encounternnV92.06XA – Drowning and submersion due to fall off (nonpowered) inflatable craft, initial encounternnY93.16 – Activity, rowing, canoeing, kayaking, rafting and tubing