AIF Announced for Calendar Year 2020 R4407CP What is R4407CP? The identifier number on the tail section of an aircraft, perhaps? Good guess…but no! R4407CP is the Change Request Transmittal Number released just a few days ago announcing the Ambulance Inflation Factor (AIF) for 2020. The AIF is an important piece of the formula to […]
CMS Cost Data Collection Picture Becomes Clearer Puzzle Pieces Line Up! After several weeks of dissecting the upcoming Federal Cost Data Collection mandate, the puzzle pieces of this new requirement are starting to line up to create a picture of what’s to come. We continue to monitor the clarifications as shared by the Centers for […]
Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection Q&A Let’s Review We’ve shared in this space as well as our QMC EMS Board and Collar Podcast Series about the proposed rule announcing the Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection mandate which begins in 2020. Before we get into the nitty-gritty of what information will be requested to be reported, we […]
Please Join Us-RSVP Today! We would like to invite you and members of your organization attending this year’s AMTC 19 event in Atlanta, Georgia to the [QuickMedClaimsTextBold] Clients & Friends Party. Amazing venue… great food, great drinks… and fun with the [QMCText] staff! Fox …
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Hurricane Dorian Prompts CMS Emergency Efforts Breaking News Literally, as we contribute to this blog space, our fellow Americans in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic States are experiencing the dramatic effects of the monster Hurricane Dorian. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has just issued Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Special Editions (SEs) 19017 (Puerto Rico), […]
Medicare Changes Proposed- Part II- Cost Data Collection Explained 2020 Proposed Rule Welcome to Part II of our blog series featuring the proposed changes to Part B Payment Policies and revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule. It’s been three weeks since CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) released the proposed rule […]
Medicare Changes Proposed Last Week Big news hit the ambulance industry’s electronic inboxes last week, when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year 2020 Proposed Rule with revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule including Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies. Two ambulance industry changes were embedded […]
Mark your calendars for Thursday, September 19th and join us at the Falls Event Center in Manchester, NH. The QMC team will be conducting an informative session about our company and services. In addition, we’ll reveal some exciting insights for the future! Event …
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Beware of the Compliance Warning Signs! Big Bucks! It has always been important for any ambulance billing program to follow the narrow road of compliance. But now more than ever and with big bucks on the line, it’s important that every EMS administrator heed the compliance warning signs. The headlines tell of those who either […]
Join Us at the Park! We would like to invite you and and a guest member of your organization to join the [QuickMedClaimsTextBold] Team in our suite at picturesque PNC Park on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 7:05 PM. It’s QMC, MLB, and YOU as the hometown Pirates play host to …
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