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.
Understand how first responders can participate in the funding
Investing, in your mind, health or a hobby, can compound the benefit of a bonus on you, your family and others
As prices soar on gas, lumber and consumer goods, EMS cannot follow market forces to increase prices for our services
Medical necessity and what it means to different payers plays a significant role in determining the payment of ambulance billing claims
The escalating dispute is over the authority of townships to contract ambulance service, the existing county contract with Trans-Care, and dispatch procedures
Social security numbers and other demographic information, that was stolen by a billing company employee in 2012, recently found during a Fla. arrest
EMT, acting as a whistleblower, witnessed documents being falsified for the purpose of billing Medicare or Medicaid for medically unnecessary ambulance trips
A proposed bill would allow EMS responders to treat a patient on site and still be reimbursed for their services even if the patient isn’t transported to a hospital
A contract with Humboldt General Hospital has been severed; festival organizers are exploring options for emergency medical services
County-run service losing money from poor collections and having to replace ambulance fleet
An additional 66 employees will lose their jobs when the operation is outsourced overseas at the end of August
They are looking into a regional solution that could involve creating a tax district or increasing revenue in response to a provider’s plans to reduce services
A sense of duty, donations, and community support bring EMS to a rural and under-served area
The fee aims to help the financially struggling organization, and would not bill patients directly
A rapid rise in heroin overdoses has caused higher demand for the drug
A much cheaper SUV will carry all the medical equipment of a rescue truck — minus the stretcher — at a station with historically low transports
Wider distribution and increases in opiate use has led to more demand for the drug used to treat an overdose
The proposed legislation defines “community health” services and gives EMS more flexibility when deciding where to transport patients
Private company wants permission to provide non-911 transports within county and at a lower cost to the hospital
The new system may not be fully finished until 2017 and costs have ballooned to $2 billion
Fla. county approves writeoff for 1 year of uncollected transport fees after repeated attempted to collect from mostly uninsured patients
The demand for the drug to counteract a heroin overdose is on the rise, which is driving up expenses for EMS
Since Medicare began requiring pre-approval of non-emergency transports in December, four ambulance companies have closed and three dialysis patients died after the requests were rejected
Sioux Falls able to move forward with ambulance contract negotiations after Med-Star protested bidding process
The city of Salem ended a 10-year relationship with Rural/Metro, which protested the change
Unique LifeEMS ambulance program allows qualifying patients to exchange volunteer service towards medical debt
Rather than use a third-party billing service, delinquent EMS bills will go straight into city funds as part of a plan that involves partnering with the AG for collection
Contract also allows members to live outside the city; retroactive to July 2013 runs through 2017
Important part of reforms to reduce response times and increase accountability
Officials say a few “didn’t have legitimate reason to do so"; no evidence the information was shared
News about AMR sending billing jobs overseas sparked a discussion on outsourcing EMS jobs now and in the future
Three small departments that combined their resources show a collaborative approach makes sense – and cents
Moving billing jobs overseas lowers labor costs in competitive EMS reimbursement market and displaces workers
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