Why is S. 967 So Important to the Ambulance Industry? Part III Three weeks ago, we began the first of four consecutive blog posts dedicated to helping us all understand the importance of Senate Bill 967 entitled the “Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act of 2017.” In that opening post, we explained that […]
Why is S. 967 So Important to the Ambulance Industry? Part II S.967- Part II Last week, we opened this space with the first of four blog posts dedicated to helping us all understand the importance of Senate Bill 967 entitled the “Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act of 2017.” In that opening […]
Why is S. 967 So Important to the Ambulance Industry? Part I April 27, 2017 Certain dates in history stand out as pivotal to the course and direction of the United States of America. April 27, 2017 will almost certainly stand out as one of those dates for the American ambulance industry if Senate Bill […]
Railroad Medicare Cites 32.6% Error Rate for Second Quarter of FY 2017 Review Complete Yesterday, Palmetto GBA, the Medicare Administrative Contractor for the Railroad Medicare program, announced that they have completed their widespread review of BLS Non-Emergency ambulance service claims from January through March of 2017. This comprises their announced review for the Second Quarter […]
The Power of EMS in Politics- Again! EMS “News” In most areas across the United States, EMS is stressed and much of the stress has to do with reimbursement policy at the government level that fails to recognize what it takes to keep EMS going financially. The largest ambulance service in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, nonprofit […]
Ready for Visitors? Open Doors Spring is here and that probably means that the doors to your station will be open for some much-needed fresh air. We need to be aware that the public we serve may show up at our stations and offices from time to time. When that happens, will we be ready? […]
Freestanding Emergency Rooms and Ambulance Billing – Part II Our Thanks! Welcome to Part II of our series “Freestanding Emergency Rooms and Ambulance Billing.” Our blog posts, this week and last week, is presented thanks to timely reminders passed onto us by Doug Wolfberg of Page, Wolfberg and Wirth. Doug spent the day with our […]
Freestanding Emergency Rooms and Ambulance Billing Training Week This week was a training week for our ambulance billing office. Each year we take a full day out of our normal routine, in addition to our ongoing training regimen, to host a representative from the National Academy of Ambulance Coding for a day of immersed training […]
Flu-Like Symptoms- How to Document? Spring? Spring has sprung…or has it? Given that we just experienced a major east coast winter snow storm just two weeks ago with New England about to get hammered again, it appears that Mother Nature is a bit confused. The Flu! Because Mother Nature is confused we see a lingering […]
A New Age of HIPAA Enforcement – What it Means for EMS by Ryan Stark-Page, Wolfberg & Wirth, LLC (Originally featured in the Zoll Data Blog on March 23, 2017; shared to benefit our clients and readers.) In 2016, the Heath Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) police levied far more penalties than ever before, […]
