Behind-on-PCRs-Blog-08-21-2015

Behind on PCRs? Focus!

Behind on PCRs? Focus! Frustration Frustration reigns in the billing office when there are an x-number of your EMS agency’s runs that have yet to be turned into Patient Care Reports (PCRs) for billing submission. As we think about our own field experiences and we watch our colleagues, we find the problem of unwritten Patient […]

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Behind-the-Scenes-Blog-08-14-2015

ICD-10 Behind the Scenes

ICD-10 Behind the Scenes The stuff you don’t see… In previous blog posts we talked a lot about the new ICD-10 diagnosis code conversation set to take place on October 1st, primarily focusing on the things we see- namely documentation and the interpretation of the Patient Care Report documentation in the billing office that turns […]

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White-Hot-Why-Blog-08-07-2015(1)

What’s Your “White Hot Why”?

What’s Your “White Hot Why”? Howdy! It’s me… Hey everyone, it’s me. Chuck. We typically post this blog in the third person and refer to ourselves as “we” in the content because this space is a collaboration and representation of everyone that’s part of our wonderful Enhanced Management Services team. However, this week, with your […]

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Reconciling-Blog-07-31-2015

Reconciling- Are They All Billed?

Reconciling- Are They All Billed? Keeping track… We’re always surprised to learn of EMS agencies that do not reconcile the number of transports to billing claims, for a given period. Stop right now and ask this question. Are all of the EMS transport incidents billed for (insert time period)? We hope you can answer “YES!” […]

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Changes-Lesson-Blog-07-24-2015

Changes? Include Your Billing Office!

Changes? Include Your Billing Office! What’s New? What’s new in EMS? There are plenty of new things happening in EMS. The very nature of EMS is change. We are learning and learning fast about the outcomes from what we do in the field so there is a lot happening in the world of pre-hospital care, […]

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HIPAA-Lesson-Blog-07-17-2015

Headlines Teach HIPAA Lesson

Headlines Teach HIPAA Lesson News or Violation? Last week the sports world was shocked when a rising National Football League star suffered a tragic accident. While celebrating the 4th of July holiday, New York Giants phenom Jason Pierre-Paul lost a finger in an accident involving fireworks. It was a tragic event that now clouds the future for the […]

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Closest-Appropriate-Facility-Blog-07-10-2015

Closest Appropriate? Explaining Destinations in the PCR

Closest Appropriate? Explaining Destinations in the PCR Closest Appropriate Facility In the ambulance billing world, this 3-word phrase is discussed more than you’d realize- Closest Appropriate Facility. There are rules that differ in many cases between insurance payers, most notably between Medicare and Medicaid and even some commercial insurance payers regarding payment for transport miles […]

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ICD-10-Change-Documentation-Blog-06-12-2015

ICD-10- How Will It Change EMS Documentation?

ICD-10- How Will It Change EMS Documentation? Part II Welcome to Part II of our two-part series! Last week we talked about the overall changes that ICD-10 will usher in come October 1st and we focused on the detail and specifics needed in Patient Care Reports in order to provide enough information for your billing […]

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117-Days-and-Counting-Blog-06-05-2015

ICD-10- How will it change EMS Documentation?

ICD-10- How will it change EMS Documentation? 117 Days and Counting! Change is coming. Today is exactly 117 days away from the October 1st implementation of the ICD-10 diagnosis codes. ICD stands for the International Classification of Diseases. Today, our industry uses Version 9 of the code set to report conditions when we submit claims for […]

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