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05/10/2022

A QMC salute to EMS providers everywhere. Thank you!!

Welcome to an abbreviated edition of EM2. With National EMS Week approaching May 15-21, 2022, Chuck and Gary wanted to take a moment and give thanks to those of you who serve and relate our deep appreciation for the work you do 52 weeks a year - not just this nationally-recognized week. Download thi...

01/18/2019

When influenza hits many times, we naturally see an uptick in ambulance transports that are flu-related. Let’s review the impact of flu season with tips on how we can adequately document those transports on Patient Care Reports. This week in the Quick Med Claims blog.

Influenza. The Ambulance. Documentation. An Annual Topic It’s flu season once again. Given that this blog originates from a desk located in the northeastern United States, we can tell you that the flu has hit here with a vengeance. H1N1 is back to visit and was predominantly prevalent across the U...

12/31/2018

We wish you joy and fulfillment for 2019. May the new year bring you many blessings.

12/24/2018

From all of us here at Quick Med Claims… we wish you a very Happy Holiday season and a peaceful and prosperous New Year!

12/14/2018

CMS has released the Ambulance Inflation Factor and the Public Use File containing the 2019 ambulance payment amounts for the New Year. We break it all down in this week’s QMC blog…

CMS Releases AIF and PUF for Calendar Year 2019 AIF Announced The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Transmitttal 4172 (Change Request 11031) on November 30th to announce the Ambulance Inflation Factor (AIF) for Calendar Year 2019 (CY 2019). The ambulance industry will benefit f...

11/30/2018

A new law in Virginia further spotlights a growing backlash against balance billing in the ambulance industry. Read about the law and the trend that is gaining momentum nationwide in this week’s QMC blog.

New Virginia Law Shines Light on Ambulance Billing Backlash SB663 Driven by a larger nationwide discussion regarding balance or “surprise” billing, a new law enacted in Virginia and set to take effect in March of 2019 will force air ambulance providers to inform patients of their choices prior t...

11/16/2018

Old man winter got an early start this week in the greater northeastern United States. Time to look at documenting winter weather-related events in order to achieve maximum reimbursement. It’s our topic this week in the Quick Med Claims blog…

Documenting Winter Weather Related Events Boom! Out of nowhere came the first winter storm of the 2018-2019 season, hitting the Northeast and affecting several of our billing company offices this week. So, while the white stuff is tops in our minds, it’s time to loop back to our annual discussion ...

11/02/2018

Two leading advocacy groups publicly disagreed over the method to meet the Congressional Cost Reporting mandate. What are the issues central to this disagreement between the nation’s fire service leaders and the leading ambulance advocacy group? We explore this rift in this week’s QMC blog.

Fire Service Leaders and AAA Disagree on Approach to Cost Reporting Locked Horns Leaders from the top American fire service organizations and the American Ambulance Association recently, publicly locked horns over the proposed approach to the new Congressional Medicare cost reporting mandate. In a s...

10/19/2018

In one state, the ambulance community is celebrating their second legislative victory this year. There’s a move toward reimbursing for services rendered even when not transporting the patient. We take a look at what’s happening this week in the QMC blog.

PA Ambulances Celebrate Second Legislative Victory for 2018 June… in this space In June, we passed along some key legislation initiatives in this space that were pending and, in the case of Pennsylvania, a proposal that had passed and was signed into law. Now, just a short four months later, Penns...

10/05/2018

Hurricane Florence devastated the Carolinas and parts of Virginia. In disaster emergencies, EMS agencies are called upon to act now and think later. When the “later” comes, how can you seek reimbursement? We talk about this subject in this week’s QMC blog.

After the Disaster- What to Do Next? Florence Mayhem Like us, we’re sure you watched in horror as Hurricane Florence smashed into the east coast of the United States dumping trillions of gallons of water on North and South Carolina and Virginia. For days, the heavens opened into a waterfall of tor...