Non-Emergency

Other Methods of Transportation are Contraindicated

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Medical Necessity Defined
We talk a lot about Medical Necessity in the ambulance billing office. Medical necessity and Reasonableness are

Railroad Medicare Cites 32.6% Denial Rate in Widespread Review

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Here we go again…
The Railroad Medicare program, administered by government contractor Palmetto Government Benefits Administrators (Palmetto GBA) has published

3 Reasons the Billing Office Can’t Bill Your EMS Incident

Blogger’s Note…
From time to time we pick out some of our most informative and memorable blog posts from the

New Stuff From Medicare

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Two Updates

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

Documenting Causation for Illnesses

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V.
Our “Documentation as a Habit” series moves on to Part V this week. In it, we’ll discuss causation or