Billing and Administration
Access our comprehensive directory of articles on Billing and Administration for EMS professionals. This collection covers essential topics such as billing practices, reimbursement procedures, and effective administration strategies to streamline operations. Understanding the complexities of EMS billing and administration is crucial for maintaining financial health and ensuring compliance with regulations. For more related content, explore our resources on Regulatory Compliance. Stay informed and improve your administrative skills to support the success of your EMS organization.
Paramedics: don’t settle for a living wage. Instead, be audacious and demand a thriving wage for your lifesaving career of community service
Bottom line up front: Why the Ground Ambulance & Patient Billing Advisory Committee Report is important for EMS
Maaike Erents and Paul te Lindert with SmartDocuments on the impact of a simplified documentation process and how to make it happen
New opportunities for EMS providers means agencies must be willing to address pay, morale and poor leadership
The agency blames its contract violation on staffing shortages and long wait times at emergency departments
The search for Decatur’s new agency has been narrowed down to RuralMed EMS, Lakeside EMS, Echo Response EMS and Abbott/AMR EMS
City administrators in Miami County are concerned about increased staffing and cost issues in EMS and fire operations
“I definitely am not a racist,” said Shannon Worrell, who led the Lake Waccamaw Fire and Rescue Auxiliary, also defending his remark to a same-sex couple
Shannon Worrell has been accused of expressing racist and homophobic sentiments at a restaurant
They are certainly worth saving, but EMS needs to stop sounding the alarm and look for internal solutions
Officials said ambulance costs ran up a $150,000 budget deficit over the past two years, jeopardizing the Boswell Fire Department
Steve Grau; Brett Lyle; Scott Moore, JD, MBA; and Mike Poynter share strategies to compete for caregivers in a post-pandemic world
No. 2: A partnership with McDonald’s will net you unlimited biodiesel, but no, you still can’t use their bathrooms
EMTs will get $1,500 each and paramedics will get $4,500; NOPD officers will receive $5,000 for every five years they have served and can get other bonuses
3,213 EMS providers speak up about job satisfaction, effective leadership, safety and innovation in the EMS Trend Survey
“At the rate inflation is going, I’m going to have my financial planner invest in Top Ramen stock”
The AJPlus video covers issues such as funding, dangers paramedics and EMTs face, response times and lengthening travel times to hospitals
PatientCare EMS is getting a higher rate in Sioux Falls for the fourth year in a row
Preventing our patients from getting stuck in between payers and providers when they are most vulnerable
Eric Wisher, president of Troy Uniform Firefighters Association Local 86, suggests the city lower the requirement to an EMT certification
The number of people affected is unknown, but Comstar Ambulance Billing said that suspicious activity was detected in March
HSHS St. Mary’s, which owns Decatur Ambulance Service, plans to close it on Sept. 1
“I’d like to have everyone included. There’s a very high standard [EMS crews] have to meet,” said Radnor Fire Chief Joseph Maguire
“I’m at the end of my rope,” said Ricky Reeves, executive director of Granbury Hood County EMS in Texas, who would like to see state or federal level assistance
The attack may include Rockland, Maine, patient data such as names, birth dates, assessments, medications, insurance information and social security numbers
How to apply for grant funding for naloxone and opioid-reversal interventions and more
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss host Chris Cebollero’s multi-year effort to create a universal reimbursement program for community paramedicine work
An outside accounting firm would investigate expenses and income associated with the Lockport Fire Department’s proposed service
Advocates want changes such as higher Medicaid payments, to keep a pandemic waiver on rig staffing, for personnel to be allowed to work across state lines
Brattleboro’s existing provider, Rescue Inc., will not respond to calls without negotiated compensation beyond June 30
Greene County community members said they will not lose the service, but experts said the agency’s problems are typical for rural ambulance services
In a letter, Interim Greene County EMS Director Zac Bolding told state officials the agency cannot make payroll
