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.
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While world leaders debate and approve actions to reduce methane emissions and protect forests, public safety is already putting no-emission electric vehicles into service
Priority Ambulance medic makes non-emergent home visits to visit patients and prevent emergency department transports
The $250 charge, in addition to the ambulance fee, is to help pay for sending a fire engine to medical incidents
The expansion of Brewster Ambulance Service led to a lawsuit by a company that lost a long-held contract, and claims the bidding process was biased and unfair
The company said a bank policy change affected the availability of funds, but employees will be paid what they are owed
The company said reports that is has been failing contractual duties are erroneous, as the county investigates two incidents where no ambulances were available
Budget cuts to emergency management programs make it difficult for a community to be adequately prepared for a disaster
Response times often have little to do with saving lives or improving outcomes, and can overshadow factors that do make a difference in patient care
The NJ Democrats’ budget includes $2.5M for Cooper University Hospital to take over all EMS services in Camden
AMR providers say the mayor chose a different provider despite a recommendation for AMR; the U.S. Attorney’s Office is looking into the decision
The legislation would levy a tax on EMS agencies to get matching federal funds for increasing Medicaid payments to ambulance providers
The state law would give Level 1 trauma centers exclusive rights to emergency calls in their cities, but some hospitals already have contracts to provide service
Protesters say a panel picked AMR as Brockton’s ambulance service, but the mayor chose a different provider
A five-year contract extension with Rural/Metro will allow city officials to resolve legal issues that have prevented them from putting an ambulance contract out to bid
Buffalo leaders are finalizing a contract with Rural Metro, and AMR said there was no transparency in the decision-making process
The agency called for a state audit after the interim director’s health insurance was denied following the resignation of the EMS chief
The $60 per household per year fee is for 911 ambulance service as many times as it is needed
Columbus-based MedFlight has sued at least 34 patients or their families over medical debt since 2012 as more companies turn to legal measures to collect bills
It was approved after several elderly residents refused an ambulance because they couldn’t afford the bill
Officials also permit rate increases to help company remain financially viable through the end of its current contract
Two bills put the inmate’s family $4,000 in the hole
A decision by Colorado Springs to sever shared county services and hire it’s own ambulance provider has been successful
All private ambulances have been provided by Rural/Metro, but city officials gave the OK for AMR to compete for non-emergency transports
The company was chosen over AMR and Rural/Metro, which had been Aurora’s provider since 2006
A previous long-standing contract was recently severed and festival organizers have selected CrowdRx to provide medical support 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
