Documenting Winter Weather Related Events Boom! Out of nowhere came the first winter storm of the 2018-2019 season, hitting the Northeast and affecting several of our billing company offices this week. So, while the white stuff is tops in our minds, it’s time to loop back to our annual discussion surrounding how to adequately document […]
PA Ambulances Celebrate Second Legislative Victory for 2018 June… in this space In June, we passed along some key legislation initiatives in this space that were pending and, in the case of Pennsylvania, a proposal that had passed and was signed into law. Now, just a short four months later, Pennsylvania’s EMS system can celebrate […]
After the Disaster- What to Do Next? Florence Mayhem Like us, we’re sure you watched in horror as Hurricane Florence smashed into the east coast of the United States dumping trillions of gallons of water on North and South Carolina and Virginia. For days, the heavens opened into a waterfall of torrential rains and flooding […]
It’s Football Season- Documentation Hints for Sports Injuries Are You Ready for Some Football? Our billing office headquarters is in Pennsylvania. High school football is king in The Commonwealth so many of our clients treat and transport football-induced injuries. Right now, young people everywhere are heading back to school and they are participating in sporting […]
Understanding Ground Ambulance Charges-Part III Ambulance Billing is Different Ambulance billing is different. Really medical billing as a whole is different than any other type of billing or business practice, but ambulance differs at yet another level than even other medical billing disciplines. In any other business line, one makes a product or delivers a […]
Understanding Ground Ambulance Charges Often Questioned Here at the billing office, we are often questioned about the gross charge fee schedule used by our clients when billing. This is a line item list of charges that are included on the bill and combine to create a total dollar amount bill for the services offered by […]
Cost Data Collection on the Horizon for EMS Reality Time When the Philadelphia Eagles won their very first Super Bowl two weeks ago, the City of Brotherly Love went giddy wild. There were light poles to climb, banners to wave and confetti to throw. Then…it was reality time. All that confetti had to be cleaned-up, […]
Friday Night Lights, EMS and ICD-10 BLOGGER’S COMMENT – Every year, this week in time, we take a minute to review specific documentation tips when treating sports injuries. Let’s hope we never have to use these skills. Have a safe and enjoyable Friday Night Lights! It all Begins Tonight! Our billing office is located in Pennsylvania […]
New “Locality Rule”, New Problem Let’s Review If you’ve followed this space or have been connected to the EMS billing world for a fair amount of time, you should recognize the impact of the phrases “nearest hospital” and “closest appropriate facility.” Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rules for Medicare clearly stipulate that Medicare […]
Why is S. 967 So Important to the Ambulance Industry? Part IV S.967- Part IV Today we land Part IV of our blog posts dedicated to helping us all understand the importance of Senate Bill 967 entitled the “Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act of 2017.” In that opening post, we explained that […]
