Pa. EMS agency accidentally collects funds from other towns
By Samson X Horne The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review LOWER VALLEY, Pa. — A nonprofit emergency service organization has been receiving money it didn't intend to solicit from Penn Hills and Plum residents...
View ArticleNM patient slammed with pricey air medical transport bill
By Dianne L. Stallings Ruidoso News LUBBOCK, N.M. — A local business woman who said she was flown to Lubbock from the Lincoln County Medical Center earlier this year by a medical air service has joined...
View ArticleWhy quality of care and patient satisfaction should matter to your agency
The following is paid content sponsored by EMS Management & Consultants. By EMS1 BrandFocus Staff It doesn’t cost anything to be nice, as the old saying goes, and a little compassion can go a long...
View Article5 EMS compliance resolutions
By Amanda Ward The beginning of a new calendar year or fiscal year is a time to reflect on all that we’ve accomplished in the past year and to set goals for the year to come. This year, resolve to...
View ArticleBill: Leave air ambulance patients out of cost discussion
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. — Lawmakers are scheduled to take up a bill that would require air ambulance providers and insurance companies to negotiate payments for air ambulance services, even if...
View ArticleAir ambulance bill on hold to seek alternative solutions
By Matt Volz Associated Press HELENA, Mont. — A measure to prevent air ambulance patients from being hit with huge bills has been put on hold while governor's officials and legislative leaders meet...
View ArticleIowa man disputing $3K ambulance transport bill
By EMS1 Staff DES MOINES, Iowa — A man is disputing an ambulance bill after he was charged $3,100 for being transported from one hospital to another last summer. Lon Wadle, 59, was hospitalized last...
View ArticleMont. lawmakers support 2 air ambulance regulation bills
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. — Montana lawmakers on Thursday moved forward with two measures that seek to prevent patients from receiving huge bills from air ambulance providers that are not in...
View ArticleRescueNet Billing Professional Reporting
The RescueNet Professional Reporting Package provides 219 additional reports, compared to our Standard 92 Reports, to provide a more robust reporting package for ZOLL Customers. This video will...
View ArticleDozens petition to keep ambulance billing in Kansas City
They went door to door collecting signatures to prevent the city from outsourcing
View ArticleFormer Tenn. EMS workers pocket $45K in ambulance fraud
The husband and wife stole money and neglected bills bankrupting the company; they face charges for misconduct in public office, identity theft and fraud
View Article‘Quick Cars’ speed up Colo. EMS response
The emergency ready SUVs free up ambulances and fire trucks for more serious calls, and reduce patient bills
View ArticleGetting paid for ambulance transport requires good EMS documentation
Medical necessity and what it means to different payers plays a significant role in determining the payment of ambulance billing claims
View ArticleNew Medicare regulations are game changer for EMS billing
Is your department properly identifying reporting and returning overpayments from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services?
View Article5 costly EMS documentation mistakes
Here are the five EMS documentation mistakes that deny patients coverage they deserve and EMS agencies fair compensation for their services
View Article7 federal payer expectations of EMS
Here are the seven expectations all ambulance services should strive to meet when dealing with Medicare, Medicaid and other federal payers
View Article5 EMS compliance resolutions
Ensure your EMS billing is in compliance at the start of the calendar year or fiscal year with five important resolutions
View ArticleAir ambulance bill on hold to seek alternative solutions
By Matt Volz Associated Press HELENA, Mont. — A measure to prevent air ambulance patients from being hit with huge bills has been put on hold while governor's officials and legislative leaders meet...
View ArticleIowa man disputing $3K ambulance transport bill
By EMS1 Staff DES MOINES, Iowa — A man is disputing an ambulance bill after he was charged $3,100 for being transported from one hospital to another last summer. Lon Wadle, 59, was hospitalized last...
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