MAC

Medicare vs Medicaid- What’s the Difference?

Post by gnevius@quickmedclaims.com
on AIF, Ambulance Transportation, Fee Schedule, Health, Insurance, Insurance Factor, MAC, Medicaid, Medicare, Necessity, Private, Rural, Super-Rural
0 comment

Interchangeable?
It seems that often EMS people like to interchange the words Medicare and Medicaid. While similar in scope, the

New “Locality Rule”, New Problem

Post by gnevius@quickmedclaims.com
on ABN, Closest Appropriate Facility, Geographic, Ground Miles, Hardship, Hospital, Jurisdiction, Liability, Locality, MAC, Reimbursement
0 comment

Let’s Review
If you’ve followed this space or have been connected to the EMS billing world for a fair amount

Railroad Medicare Cites 32.6% Error Rate for Second Quarter of FY 2017

Post by gnevius@quickmedclaims.com
on Claim, Denials, Documentation, Errors, Insufficient Documentation, MAC, Medicare, Necessity, PCS, Railroad, Report, Review, Signatures, Trip Report
0 comment

Review Complete
Yesterday, Palmetto GBA, the Medicare Administrative Contractor for the Railroad Medicare program, announced that they have completed their

New Stuff From Medicare

Post by gnevius@quickmedclaims.com
on ALS, Audit, BLS, Claim, Codes, Compliance, Documentation, Emergency, MAC, Medicare, MUE, Non-Emergency, Palmetto, Payment, PCR, PCS, signature, Transport, Update
0 comment

Two Updates

Two recent Medicare updates carrying a potential impact on your EMS agency’s cash flow, complete

Introducing the “Z” Codes

Post by gnevius@quickmedclaims.com
on 276.89, Diagnosis, Documentation, Enounters, ICD-10, ICD10Feature, MAC, Medical necessity, Novitas, Z Codes, Z74.01, Z74.3, Z78.1, Z99.89
0 comment

Fast Approaching!
ICD-10 is fast approaching!

Come October 1st the healthcare industry begins to use the new diagnosis coding