3-Reasons-Blog-10-10-2014

3 Reasons the Billing Office Can’t Bill Your EMS Incident

3 Reasons the Billing Office Can’t Bill Your EMS Incident We polled the staff… This week we polled our staff here in the Enhanced Management Services billing office to learn what their biggest hurdles are when processing incoming Patient Care Reports (PCRs) for billing. Our staff are on the front...

Protect-Against-Theft-Blog-10-10-2014

Using a Billing Company to Protect Your Agency Against Theft

Using a Billing Company to Protect Your Agency Against Theft In the news… Every time the subject is in the news, we cringe. Another trusted person controlling the check book for a non-profit or volunteer Fire/EMS organization has been charged with a financial crime. It happens all the time. The...

363-and-Counting-Blog-09-19-2104

363 and Counting!

363 and Counting! Cue the Shark Song! Da-dun. Da-dun. Da-dun, da-dun, da-dun… Can you hear it in your head? The “Jaws” theme playing as the fin approaches closer and closer through the water… It’s coming! No not a ferocious shark with big teeth but a big monster for sure and...

3-Pronged-Role-Blog-09-26-2104

The 3-Pronged Role of the EMS Billing Office

The 3-Pronged Role of the EMS Billing Office A Higher Calling Every EMS billing office has a higher calling. Your EMS billing staff, whether they are in-house or you use an outsourcing company, like Enhanced Management Services, need to understand that without an adequate flow of dollars your EMS agency...

Best-of-Blog-Blog-09-19-2104

What’s Your EMS Agency’s Customer Service “Footprint” Look Like?

What’s Your EMS Agency’s Customer Service “Footprint” Look Like? “Footprint?” Whether you realize it or not, the EMS agency you serve has a very important “footprint” that is left behind following every patient encounter. It’s the Customer Service “footprint.” It’s the impression that is left behind in the eyes of...

Best-of-Blog-Blog-09-12-2104

The “Continuous Monitoring” Factor for Inter-facility, Non-emergency Ambulance Transports

The “Continuous Monitoring” Factor for Inter-facility, Non-emergency Ambulance Transports From the Open Door Forum One of the staples of being an ambulance biller is religiously following any information provided by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Ambulance billers can easily follow CMS by participating in the Ambulance Open...

Best-of-Blog-Blog-09-05-2104

EMS Patient Care Report Writing | Documentation 101 | Part 9 – Medical Necessity

EMS Patient Care Report Writing | Documentation 101 | Part 9 - Medical Necessity The “Best” of the Ambulance Billing Services blog Two years ago we put together a “Documentation 101” series of eleven educational blogs, covering what we determined to be the fine points of writing an effective Patient...

Best-of-Blog-08-29-2104

EMS Patient Care Report Writing | Documentation 101 | Part 8 – Treatment

EMS Patient Care Report Writing | Documentation 101 | Part 8 - Treatment The “Best” of the Ambulance Billing Services blog Two years ago we put together a “Documentation 101” series of eleven educational blogs, covering what we determined to be the fine points of writing an effective Patient Care...