Honoring Our Past. Forging Our Future. By S. Mark Talley, Chief Executive Officer* QMC is proud to stand alongside our nation in honoring 50 years of dedicated service by EMS practitioners during EMS Week, taking place from May 19th to May 25th, 2024. QMC is committed to supporting our partners in the EMS sector […]
REVENUE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES FOR 2024 BY ED MARASCO, MPM, CMTE, EMT-P (RET)* The new year has been filled with strong headwinds already for prehospital care medical revenue cycle management (RCM), but the community continues to push forward. As the 2023 holiday season was in full swing, there were some challenges projected ahead; however, […]
FEDERAL NO SURPRISES ACT IDR FEE UPDATES FOR 2024 By Ed Marasco, MPM, CMTE, EMT-P (Ret.) * The last six (6) months have been a bit of a roller coaster for those around the industry who are dealing with the impact of the Federal No Surprises Act (NSA). This period has been marked by […]
Medicare Payment Adjustments Announced for 2024 By Chuck Humphrey, B.A., EMT-B, CAC, CACO, CADS* Good News! I love to begin a blog post about Medicare with “Good News”! While not yet formally published, CMS has announced that the “add-on” payment adjustments to the national Ambulance Medicare Fee Schedule have been carried over for yet […]
Bipartisan Victory in the Senate: Protecting Veterans’ Access to Lifesaving Ambulance Services By Adam Patterson * In a significant win for veterans and the ambulance industry, the U.S. Senate recently passed legislation that included an amendment sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas, aimed at preventing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from […]
LATEST EFFORT TO “FIX” THE NO SURPRISES ACT By Ed Marasco, MPM, CMTE, EMT-P (Ret.) * On Friday (10-27-23) CMS issued a press release and fact sheet outlining the key elements of the new proposed rule governing key aspects of the No Surprises Act (NSA). As you may recall, the two (2) most recent […]
Colossal Fail – ET3! By Chuck Humphrey, B.A., EMT-B, CAC, CACO, CADS, * What Happened? When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model as a nationwide demonstration program, I was excited. When speaking with my colleagues in the EMS industry, I gushed how I […]
Should EMS Reduce the Use of Lights & Sirens? Part II By Brian Maloney * When people ask me why I got into emergency medical services I tell them the story of taking a CPR class while in college. I completely fell in love with the idea of being able to help people in […]
Should EMS Reduce the Use of Lights & Sirens? Part I By Brian Maloney * When people ask me why I got into emergency medical services I tell them the story of taking a CPR class while in college. I completely fell in love with the idea of being able to help people in their […]
Sign on the Dotted Line! Properly Obtaining Patient Signatures in the Field. By Chuck Humphrey, B.A., EMT-B, CAC, CACO, CADS * Can you boast a 100% signature rate? In my 37 years of EMS field experience, I can boast a 100% patient signature success rate…NOT! It’s a joke that circulates between my EMS billing […]
