Editor’s Note: EMS1 is proud to be the Premier Media Sponsor of the Pinnacle Webinar Series. On Tuesday, December 16, at 1 p.m. CT, Fitch & Associates will present the webinar, “Patient charting to improve billing performance and reimbursement.” Register today.
Electronic patient care reports (ePCRs) should paint a vivid picture; if it is not documented, it didn’t happen! Documentation is the key to billing the correct levels of service (BLS or ALS) and supporting medical necessity, which, in turn, creates more revenue for EMS agencies.
Aligning charting with billing is essential for compliance, preventing claim rejections and denials, and for receiving timely, maximum allowable reimbursement.
In an upcoming Pinnacle Webinar Series event, ZOLL ePCR and billing experts discuss establishing expectations for charting, getting clinician buy-in, and identifying the data points that are essential for billing success.
Register now for free for this event on Tuesday, December 16, at 1 p.m. CT.
Attendees will learn how to:
- Identify essential data points necessary for compliance and revenue integrity
- Apply data validation techniques in ePCR software to ensure accurate and complete documentation
- Recognize the importance of pre-billing quality assurance in achieving first-pass billing success
- Explain the role of pre-billing quality assurance in optimizing revenue cycle management processes
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Steve Sweeney, clinical and business consultant for ZOLL, joined the ZOLL team in 2022 as an EMS & fire business consultant, bringing along a 25-year history of working in both industries in Florida. He spent 12 years in the fire service as a firefighter, while also working as an EMT and later as a lead crew chief paramedic for a high-volume agency that averaged 45,000 annual transports. Steve’s years of experience in the EMS and fire industry, as well as in RCM, allows him to make sure customers are not only utilizing products efficiently, but also help identify opportunities for improvement to meet and exceed industry KPIs.
The Pinnacle Webinar Series is produced in cooperation with Pinnacle Premier Media Partner EMS1. Ninth Brain is Fitch & Associates’ Learning Partner. This event is sponsored by ZOLL.
Additional resources:
- On-demand webinar: Insights from the first national EMS documentation survey report
- 7 ePCR documentation tips for EMS professionals
- Why documentation is part of good patient care
- Making every data point count: Strengthening EMS operations through technology
- 5 easy ways to improve your PCR writing
- How to use a chronological approach for ePCR narratives
- Improving performance through ePCR documentation (ebook)
- How to buy ePCR (ebook)
- Are you legally liable for your EMS partner’s poor documentation?
- Mixing business and billing: EMS documentation impact on billing and reimbursement
