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Using a certified EHR technology is clearly becoming an obligation as government efforts to enforce compliance toughen.So far, the Government’s efforts to enforce the adoption of certified EHR technology in every practice has been driven by the Meaningful Use mandated in law to receive governm...

Recap of ­presentation day!Successful ­program ­MUST HAVE1. Services that are consistent with the needs of the participants and community Socialization – ACTIVITIES!! Personal care Nutrition Transportation Optional services: enhancement of daily living skills, use of...

You are safe with WCH!WCH ­Certified ­UNDER THE ­MANDATORY ­COMPLIANCE LAWWCH is in compliance with the NYS law. WCH has submitted a certification for the Mandatory Compliance Law for Medicaid providers.Here is what you need to know about WCH compliance program. The Mandatory Complia...

WCH is ­investing in the success of our staff and clients!We have another Certified Professional Biller on Staff, Congratulations Tatyana Kantor on your new certification!Tatyana inspired and motived by her supervisor Zukhra Kasimova, CPC, CPB accepted a chal- lenge to become next Certified Prof...

WCH has a great strategy and tremendous experi- ence for processing and collection of medical claims and plays a crucial role in its client’s reimbursement process! So, Do Not let your new EHR vendor dictate the work flow of your trusted billers. Whether or not you are using WCH EHR along with...

WCH Account Specialist Julia KruglovaAPG CPT /HCPCS Billing CodeS9480 – Intensive Outpatient psychiatric services, per diem.NOTE: The S9480 code went into effect 1/1/2011; priorto that date if a program utilized a specific IOS trackthe program could claim two group services on onevisit date. A...

We hear it all the time on TV and the Radioand see it on the Internet: Investing for retirementrequires consistency and commitment.We are told the stories of people who putaway $100 dollars a month for 30 years andended up with over $200,000. But are all thestories true and what is behind this remar...

Identify whether or the patient is new,existing or a referral Identify the specific reason for the patientvisit Record the patient’s full name as it isspelled on his/her insurance card Verify whether there has been anychange in the patient’s health insuranceinformation (For a re...

WCH offers training for you and your staffusing specialty tailored educational webinars.Webinars are available on topics of interest;you choose the topic or let us train you ontoday’s hottest topics. Our individual webinaror webinar series are designed specificallyto provide information to Hea...

Mobility has become one of the main attributesof the efficient EHR. WCH Ismart electronic healthrecord allows providers to have access anytimeand anywhere to their clinical and financial data.We highly recommend using EHR on portabletechnology for access convenience and simplicityof use as opposed t...

Stop the Credentialing Madnesson the payers side!From the time WCH credentialing department was developed in 2001, many providers and healthcare practitioners benefited from excellent credentialing services. In the past 14 years, WCH credentialing team has grown to be an experienced and professional...

“Asset protection” is a term used to describe various legal methods of protecting personal or business assets from lawsuits and judgment creditors. While the strategies listed do not include all asset protection possibilities, the list below provides an overview of some of the types of a...

WCH Medical Billing Contract changes coming up January 2015Dear Clients, Effective January 1, 2015, WCH is making important changes to your existing billing agreement.WCH will be sending out updated billing agreements to you for signatures in the beginning of the Yew Year. Below, we have included ac...

Medical billing is the processby which a medical biller convertsinformation about medicalservice, performed by healthcare providerinto appropriate claim format. Theduty of the medical biller is to ensure thatthe provided data is entered accurately,however in WCH the duties of the medicalbiller go be...