Don’t miss the first national session devoted to the latest Medicare changes! Medicare Update, an EMS Today session presented by David Werfel, Esq., will present several recent and important developments, including the implementation of condition codes. Condition codes are based on the condition of the patient and are a major departure from current ICD-9 codes which are based on the diagnosis of the patient. This significant legal change, spearheaded by the American Ambulance Association, allows ambulance providers to bill based on the condition of the patient at the time of transport. Condition codes go into effect on March 27, 2006, and the session could not be more timely.
Medicare Update will take place March 24 from 1:30-3:00pm during the EMS Today Conference. For more information or to register for EMS Today 2006, please visit www.emstodayconference.com.