Cost Data Collection on the Horizon for EMS Reality Time When the Philadelphia Eagles won their very first Super Bowl two weeks ago, the City of Brotherly Love went giddy wild. There were light poles to climb, banners to wave and confetti to throw. Then…it was reality time. All that confetti had to be cleaned-up, […]
Clear. Clinical. Documentation. Bloggers note- we posted this blog almost a year ago to the day. It’s one of those topics that never gets old and the information remains as important as it was the first day we posted it. All of us must keep this important concept in mind when documenting our EMS transports. […]
Congressional Victory- Medicare Add-Ons Receive New Life! Minutes Ago… We’re writing this piece on the morning of Friday, February 9, 2018. Remember this day, as just minutes ago the United States Congress passed a bill to keep the government’s doors open for another month and with it they passed important provisions affecting the ambulance industry. […]
The “Face” of Your EMS “Face?” Whether you realize it or not, the EMS agency you serve has a face and it’s you! It’s the impression that is left behind in the eyes of the patient, his/her family and/or the people that surround him including, by extension, facility staff and those in the overall care […]
The Power of a Beginner’s Mindset This week… This week several of us in the billing office had the pleasure of taking a day to re-evaluate our leadership skills. Business coach Jim Riviello of Leadership X University, author and business motivator, spent a memorable day with us as we examined our impact on the EMS […]
Medicare vs. Medicaid- What’s the Difference? (Part II) Medicaid Welcome to Part II of our two-week series pointing out the differences between the Medicare and Medicaid programs in the United States and the affect each program has on EMS and how that effect differs. This week we are focusing on Medicaid or in some areas […]
Medicare vs Medicaid- What’s the Difference? Interchangeable? It seems that often EMS people like to interchange the words Medicare and Medicaid. While similar in scope, the reality is these programs are two uniquely different government offerings. We thought it would be helpful to define the two programs and call attention to their similarities and differences. […]
Winter Flu Season- How to Document? Holidays Behind Us…Enter Flu Season We trust that you had a wonderful holiday season filled with many WARM memories (and we emphasize WARM!) We’re back to our normal routine so let’s dig into a direct documentation topic…. How to document transports that are initiated either directly or indirectly due […]
Medicare Bonus Payments Expire- What’s Next? December 31, 2017, 2359 Hours… When the New Years ball begins its drop in New York City on December 31, 2017 at 2359 hours, so will the Medicare Fee Schedule Bonus Payments drop. Those of you who operate in urban zip codes will see 2% less, rural zip codes […]
“NICE” by Default Naughty or Nice? It’s that time of year when we all wonder where we fall on ol’ Saint Nick’s magic list. Where do you stand? Will a big old lump of coal hit your stocking or will Santa hit your chimney with a whole bunch of toys? It’s the stuff we have […]
