Documentation & Billing

COVID VACCINE BILLING - WHAT EMS BILLERS MUST KNOW In recent weeks, the CDC and CMS have published numerous documents about COVID vaccine distribution and administration. With the Federal Register publication of the Interim Final Rule on November 6, 2020 and additional documents from CMS, the path was set for EMS providers to administer COVID [...]

REMOTE BILLERS: AN ANSWER TO BILLING STRUGGLES Struggling to find billing help? As billing becomes more complicated, our industry faces increasing problems finding skilled workers. Good billers do not grow on trees. Providers serve people in every nook and cranny of the country; but the staff we need is not always plentiful in [...]

INSURER DENIED? HERE'S WHAT TO DO Today we offer concrete steps to battle commercial insurance denials. It’s a common occurrence – the billing department carefully verifies who the payer is and sends a properly executed claim to the insurer. Instead of the expected payment, the payer sends an Explanation of Benefits showing the [...]

EMS & the Social Determinants of Health: Documentation & Billing In the course of a year, I read tons of patient care reports. I see documentation that describes horrific living conditions, social problems, homelessness, sexual abuse, hunger, poverty, drug and alcohol use,  angst and grief related to loss, adult or elder abuse, social [...]