Best-of-Blog-Blog-09-12-2104

The “Continuous Monitoring” Factor for Inter-facility, Non-emergency Ambulance Transports

The “Continuous Monitoring” Factor for Inter-facility, Non-emergency Ambulance Transports From the Open Door Forum One of the staples of being an ambulance biller is religiously following any information provided by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Ambulance billers can easily follow CMS by participating in the Ambulance Open...

Best-of-Blog-Blog-09-05-2104

EMS Patient Care Report Writing | Documentation 101 | Part 9 – Medical Necessity

EMS Patient Care Report Writing | Documentation 101 | Part 9 - Medical Necessity The “Best” of the Ambulance Billing Services blog Two years ago we put together a “Documentation 101” series of eleven educational blogs, covering what we determined to be the fine points of writing an effective Patient...

Best-of-Blog-08-29-2104

EMS Patient Care Report Writing | Documentation 101 | Part 8 – Treatment

EMS Patient Care Report Writing | Documentation 101 | Part 8 - Treatment The “Best” of the Ambulance Billing Services blog Two years ago we put together a “Documentation 101” series of eleven educational blogs, covering what we determined to be the fine points of writing an effective Patient Care...

Best-of-Blog-Blog-08-08-2104

EMS Patient Care Report Writing | Documentation 101 | Patient Demographics

EMS Patient Care Report Writing | Documentation 101 | Patient Demographics The “Best” of the Ambulance Billing Services blog Two years ago we put together a “Documentation 101” series of eleven educational blogs, covering what we determined to be the fine points of writing an effective Patient Care Report. Since...

Movement-Barrriers-Blog-08-01-2104

Movement Barriers and Medical Necessity

Movement Barriers and Medical Necessity Outside-the-Norm Questions Our office receives questions from our EMS agency clients, periodically, regarding patients that have some kind of movement barrier connected to the treatment/transport scenario. These are the patients that have some sort of physical or structural challenge that exists between where they reside...

The-Payer-Mix-Barometer-Blog-07-14-2017

Is Your EMS Agency Experiencing Payer Mix Shuffle?

Is Your EMS Agency Experiencing Payer Mix Shuffle? It’s happening now… There’s no doubt healthcare in America is being changed daily. The Affordable Care Act (of you may refer to it as “Obamacare”) is changing the face of the healthcare and the health insurance landscape in America. How is all...

Obtaining-Signatures-Blog-07-18-2104

Effectively Obtaining a Signature in the Field

Effectively Obtaining a Signature in the Field We Get It As EMS providers, we understand that one of the least favorite things you do in the field is to obtain a patient’s signature. From the standpoint of an EMS field provider it often seems like an unnecessary requirement, a burden...

Ask-Prior-to-Leaping-Blog-07-11-2104

Adding EMS Routines? 3 Key Questions to Ask Prior to Taking the Leap

Adding EMS Routines? 3 Key Questions to Ask Prior to Taking the Leap Increase volume. Increase cash flow…not so fast! As an EMS billing contractor, we increasingly are contacted by our clients about the pros and cons of adding routine/non-emergency ambulance transports to the daily repertoire. It’s a big decision....