Ambulance Industry Legislation Update In this space… Over a few month we reported in this space about legislation in several States that had the potential to impact the ambulance industry in a big way. Since those posts, there have been some positive developments on a few fronts. Pennsylvania Legislation Passes...
Legislative Initiatives Poised to Benefit EMS in Three States PA, NY and MD State lawmakers in Pennsylvania, New York and Maryland have been working on new legislation that has the potential to drastically change the EMS reimbursement landscape. This year has seen a flurry of activity in the chambers of...
Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things Amazing! You are amazing! You- yes, you…Mr, Ms, Mrs…paramedic, EMT, nurse, doctor….ground-, air-based…you are amazing! In case no one told you that in the last week as we celebrate EMS, please allow all of us here at Quick Med Claims to pat you on the...
The Moms of EMS- A Tribute Sunday Sunday’s a big day! It’s Mother’s Day. It’s a day that we celebrate the one person we literally cannot do without simply because…well…we physically wouldn’t be here without our moms. And…that got us thinking about the Mom’s that make up EMS. What will...
Emergency! – Digging Deeper to Define Bloggers Note- this week our billing office had a discussion with a client to help provide direction on the question of what constitutes an emergency and the documenting of the use of “lights and sirens”. The discussion is common. Just about two years ago,...
Balance Billing and Air Medical Transport Part Two Welcome to Part Two of our blog series Balance Billing and Air Medical Transport. Last week, we looked at the historical aspect and defined the issue at hand. This week, we peer into the public perception, regulatory consequences, and make some suggestions...
Balance Billing and Air Medical Transport Bloggers note- Welcome to Week One of a Two-Part blog series focusing on Balance Billing and Air Medical Transport. This week we’ll look at the issue at hand complete with a brief history lesson on how we arrived at today and where things stand...
Medicare Prior Authorization- Part II- Impact! Welcome! Thanks for stopping by for Part II of our blog recap of the findings from the recently published interim evaluation report on Medicare Prior Authorization. Last week, we capsulized the findings as published by government contractor Mathematica Policy Research. This week, we will...
Medicare Prior Authorization- Results 3 Years Later History In December 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a Medicare Prior Authorization program on a three-year trial for RSNAT- repetitive, Scheduled, non-emergency ambulance transports. The program targeted three States that statistically showed a sharp increase in these types...
Other Methods of Transportation are Contraindicated Medical Necessity Defined We talk a lot about Medical Necessity in the ambulance billing office. Medical necessity and Reasonableness are key in determining whether or not an insurance payer is obligated to pay for ambulance transport, especially for Medicare and Medicaid patients. Title XVIII...
