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 […]
No Surprises Act Medical Transport Playbook: Part 2 By Edward R. Marasco, MPM, CMTE, EMT-P (ret.)* As we approach the Holiday Season, we are excited about the Pitt Panthers earning an ACC Football Championship and a Peach Bowl berth. It has been a wild ride. The Panthers, along with all the other teams seeking to […]
No Surprises Act Medical Transport Playbook: Part 1 By Edward R. Marasco, MPM, CMTE, EMT-P (ret.)* As we approach the end of the year, I find myself looking forward to the college football bowl season with great anticipation. Our Pitt Panthers have emerged from decades of mediocrity to be relevant once again… perhaps even an […]
ALERT: Georgia Passes State Legislation on Surprise Medical Bills and Balance Billing by Adam Patterson, CADS As discussed in previous articles, “Surprise Medical Bills” and “Balance Billing” have been recent hot topics. The U.S. House and Senate leaders recently passed legislation that would alter commercial insurance billing practices nationally. Georgia became one of many states […]
ALERT: Proposed Legislation on Surprise Medical Bills and Balance Billing There has been a lot of talk about “Surprise Medical Bills” and “Balance Billing” in the news over the last few years. While the matter is a broader health care delivery issue, there has been a great deal of consternation about the impact of balanced […]
Claim Rejections vs. Claim Denials ─ What’s the Difference? Claims Errors The healthcare billing industry has seen its ups and downs over the years – but one would surely think that advances in billing technology would have made claim errors a rare occurrence. Think again! The industry still experiences an 80% error rate! According to […]
Surprise Medical Bills And Balance Billing Treat the Symptoms or the Virus? There has been a lot of talk about “Surprise Medical Bills” and “Balance Billing” in the news lately, but is this really the problem or might we be missing something? We’ll examine the causes behind this troubling trend and see if we can […]
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), […]
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 […]
4 Important Things EMS Field Practices to Aid Billing Billing is Important! As an EMS provider in the field, if you think you can ignore what goes on in the office- especially the billing part- then you don’t see the bigger picture. Billing is important! Modern EMS is expensive. Most trucks are now a 6-figure […]
