THIS WEEK — The Supreme Court of the United States should be ruling on four separate issues:nn If the court should even consider the case in the first place, there is a possibility the justices will rule the constitutionality of the law cannot be challenged until...
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Health Reform Explained— Health Reform Hits Main Street
Health care reform explained in "Health Reform Hits Main Street."nnConfused about how the new health care reform law really works? This short, animated movie -- featuring the "YouToons" -- explains the problems with the current health care system, the changes that are...
CREDENTIALING ALERT
Medicare has started the 3 year effort to re-validate ALL Medicare providers!nnYou will be receiving a notification letter. You (the provider) only have 60 days to complete and submit the proper forms that must be completed.nnCredentialing is NOT just filling out...
Revenue and Expense – Can’t have one without the other?
Some practices may find that they cannot increase revenue as easily as they can decrease expenses. Both or a combination of the two can make a practice more profitable.nnExpenses:nRent, personnel, supplies, equipment, etc. What if you could lower the cost of one or...
Mapping Out Revenue-Cycle Solutions
The following is a portion of the article "Mapping Out Revenue-Cycle Solutions" as provided by Health Leaders Magazine.nThe full version may be found here. nnThe payer and provider communities are still dealing with HIPAA 5010, and trying to shift attention to ICD-10...
Coding Alert: The Proper Use of CPT 99211
As you may be aware United Healthcare and its Secure Horizons product line has recently taken interest in the use of CPT code 99211 with a sudden increase in audit activity. Along with UHC, more and more payers are requesting notes in an effort to verify proper...
Revalidating and Importance of Credentialing
Medicare Revalidation - Medicare requires that ALL enrolled providers and Suppliers to revalidate enrollment information every 5 years. The revalidation initiative is currently in process and will continue through March 2015. You have 60 days from the date of the...
How the New iPad Will Help Physicians
Exploring the New iPad – The primary update is the addition of a new high resolution ‘retina display’. This 9.7″ screen has a resolution of 2048 x 1536 which is sure to appeal to to the wider medical community. Radiologists will now be able to view images in unrivaled...
PAHCOM Shares Knowledge!
PAHCOM Shares Knowledge!nFounded in 1988, PAHCOM is a national organization dedicated to promoting professionalism in physician office practice management by providing professional development opportunities including continuing education, networking, online tools...
Residency Training
Did you know?: Welter Healthcare Partners has several long term training affiliations with local, regional and national residency training programs. We routinely meet with the residents (1st year, 2nd year and 3rd year’s) to teach and discuss coding, contracting and...
Primary Care Fund Application Certification
Colorado’s Primary Care Fund provides grants to healthcare providers who care for underserved populations and meet specific qualifications. The funds are generated from the collection of tobacco taxes in accordance with Section 21 of Article X (Tobacco Taxes for...
Medicare Re-Validation
Did you know that Medicare is having ALL providers re-validate over the next 2 years? This has to be done right, on-time, even with the proper color ink! Don’t leave this to chance or to someone who does not have experience. Failure to do it right and on-time...