Sign on the Dotted Line! Properly Obtaining Patient Signatures in the Field. By Chuck Humphrey, B.A., EMT-B, CAC, CACO, CADS * Can you boast a 100% signature rate? In my 37 years of EMS field experience, I can boast a 100% patient signature success rate…NOT! It’s a joke that circulates between my EMS billing […]
Sending Season’s Greetings from our Family to Yours By S. Mark Talley, Chief Executive Officer* There is an old saying that says, “the days are long, but the years are short”. Perhaps you have heard that one too? If you are like me, you realize how true that statement is, especially during the holiday season. […]
Extend the Medicare Extenders have been Extended!!! By Chuck Humphrey, B.A., EMT-B, CAC, CACO, CADS, * The Gift in Numbers… Remember these numbers 2037 and 2454. That’s S2037 and HR2454 as Congress passed these companion measures in a late-year Omnibus funding package that gifts two very big items to the ambulance industry this year. […]
Christmas Vacation Values By Billy D. Hayes * Now that we are just a few weeks away from Christmas, holiday movies are flooding the television channels. My personal favorite is National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation starring Chevy Chase as Clark W. Griswold. Like many who appreciate the film, I can pretty much quote the lines word […]
Mobile Integrated Health – Community Paramedicine Show Me the Money! By Kim Sutton, BSN, CMTE * History of MIH Mobile Integrated Health and Community Paramedicine are models of healthcare delivery that utilize trained medical professionals that provide care to patients in their homes and communities. Historically, this was designed for rural health needs. Existing programs […]
Historic Ambulance Inflation Factor for 2023 By Chuck Humphrey, B.A., EMT-B, CAC, CACO, CADS, * Great News… The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released great news on October 13th. Transmittal 11642 announced the highest-ever Ambulance Inflation Factor set to be factored into the National Medicare Ambulance Fee Schedule in 2023. According to […]
ALERT – It’s Time to Extend the Medicare Extenders!!! By Chuck Humphrey, B.A., EMT-B, CAC, CACO, CADS, * Difficult Times It comes as no secret to any of us in the EMS world that we are in difficult financial times. Fuel prices are sparking a double whammy on top of inflation to create the […]
How EMS Companies Can Boost Community Engagement By: Harrison Schoolar The importance of social media engagement in the EMS industry has grown over the last decade. Throughout the years members of the EMS community can be seen on the news and not just for the work people normally think of. Around the holidays a common […]
NO SURPRISES ACT (NSA) LEGAL UPDATE By Edward Marasco, MPM, CMTE, EMT-P (ret.)* Well, I am not a lawyer, but I have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express in the last ten (10) years . . . . As many of our loyal readers know the Federal No Surprises Act (NSA), which was […]
What about the Proposed CMS RSNAT PCS Regulation Change? By Chuck Humphrey, B.A., EMT-B, CAC, CACO, CADS, * By now, we assume… By now, we assume you have read about the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed regulation change. If not, head over to www.regulations.gov and lookup file code CMS-1700-P. Also, we […]
