Billing and Administration
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On this episode of Inside EMS, our co-hosts discuss a recent viral tabloid story about a medic’s choice of a second job and the industry pay scale
On this episode, our hosts discuss a recent dispute out of Oregon regarding the cost of ambulance transfers between urgent care facilities and hospital followups
It’s a myth that HIPAA is a barrier to bi-directional sharing; find out how data sharing between facilities and EMS agencies can become the norm
Both bids were nearly $700,000 more than what the same providers offered in 2011
The paid service became part of the firefighter union’s contract and doesn’t pull in enough revenue to cover itself, officials say
Medic EMS will take over for Buffalo Ambulance Services, which owes the IRS $35K
The town manager declared a state of emergency, and says the community should have input in the change of service
Since Colorado Springs left the agency to form its own contract, county officials have been scrambling to maintain services
Whether you own one ambulance or 1,000, EMS agencies should aim for high quality while using the least amount of resources
Commissioners don’t know how much funding has been left uncollected due to prior a computer software billing system used for the county’s ambulance service
Defunct DEMSI owes its employees a total of $48K, and a court ruled they will receive the past-due wages
Changes to license requirements mandates agencies develop 24-hour, 7-day-per-week plans for who will respond, even if it is another company
Alamo will go to trial in May after the provider filed a restraining order and lawsuit against the city, blocking attempts to end their contract over slow response times
The city claims Acute Medical Services used ambulances for non-emergency calls outside city limits; the company’s attorney says it was allowed
AMR will increase patient charges by 5 percent, and reimburse the city for services historically provided by the fire department
The company had filed for bankruptcy as the city tried to strip its license for an ambulance shortage; First Response now has a monopoly on services
The city is threatening to revoke the company’s license for an ambulance shortage; DEMSI just filed for bankruptcy
It indicates the owner is trying to sell DEMSI, which has not been providing enough ambulances after employees walked off the job
The deal is back on the table after city officials decided not to seek proposals from private ambulance companies
Ambulance Inc. alleged Air Methods would call teams from their own company who were too far away, and inked a new agreement with PHI Air Medical
The city says Decatur EMS has failed keep two ambulances in service at all times since an employee walk-off in early February
Clackamas County has now extended the current contract with American Medical Response after rejecting the company’s first and only bid, prompting EMTs to protest
The dispute between Bonita Springs and Lee County over who should run the EMS service spills over into court
After four years of debates, failed mediation over services, and a rent dispute that has medics working out of a hotel, Lee County may turn to the legal system for answers
American Medical Response employees are angry commissioners voted down the only bid to provide the county with ambulance services, four months before the current contract expires
Commissioners reversed course after two years of work toward a new contract, four months before the current contract runs out
When the Dallas Fire Department faced new Medicare requirements, they realized they needed a better solution for viewing and analyzing compliance data; Digitech’s PCR Lens was the answer
Digitech pulls off a complex series of maneuvers with PCR Lens, turning field-collected ePCR data into a visual data quality improvement tool
Centralized reports from PCR Lens help EMS administrators and medics see how their compliance efforts compare — and where they can improve
Follow these 5 steps, and maintain high documentation standards to increase your collection rates
These are our top considerations for selecting a billing service
At a minimum, EMS agencies should review their performance with these three benchmarks
