Ask the EMS Billing Experts!!

Disclaimer!!

The information discussed in this webinar is not legal advice. If you have a legal matter, please contact a legal representative.

Panel of Experts

 • Stacey Bickford Industry and Standards Expert (ASC X12 Committee Member)  • Renee Collier Compliance Expert  • Donna Magnuson KPI and A/R Expert  • Danielle Cote, PMP HL7 Guest Speaker

Question:

Will we be able to upload our EPCR to hospitals electronically instead of turning in a paper report?

Related Information:

For additional information on

HL7

contact: René Nelson – [email protected]

Danielle Côté – and [email protected]

Or optionally complete your contact information at this link: http://info.zolldata.com/hl7

ICD-10?

 How is ICD-10 going to impact the Ambulance Industry?

 What is ZOLL working on to assist us with the ICD-10 changeover?

 Who will put the ICD-10 codes into our systems when it goes into affect?

 Can you tell us if the ICD-9 codes will be mapped to the ICD-10 codes? Or will we have to do the mapping ourselves?

Question:

We currently outsource our billing. What KPI’s should we be monitoring?

Related Information:

To download Donna Magnuson’s latest whitepaper discussing Using KPI’s in your Business, click the link: http://info.zolldata.com/ambulance-billing-kpis-white-paper

Question:

Is there anywhere I can find a complete list of all required documentation EMT’s must fill out for a billable run?

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Related Information:

NHIC:

http://www.medicarenhic.com/providers/pubs/REF EDO-0004%20Ambulance%20Billing%20Guide%200612.pdf

Palmetto GBA:

http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/DocsCat/Pr oviders~Jurisdiction%2011%20Part%20B~Browse%20by%20Sp ecialty~Ambulance~8EEMJQ2707?open&navmenu=%7C%7C

Novitas

: https://www.novitas-solutions.com/policy/mac ab/dl32252.html

WPS:

http://wpsmedicare.com/j5macpartb/resources/provider_types/_f iles/wps-medicare-ambulance-guide.pdf

Question:

With the evolving community practice paramedic roles, do you see reimbursement models changing to fit in the near future?

Question:

How do you use ZOLL to minimize the days between date of service and submitted bill date? How do you use alerts for follow up?

Question:

How should a claim be submitted for an emergency response when the patient has questionable medical necessity?

Question:

Should we bring EMS billing in-house or keep it 3 rd party?

Related Information:

Visit www.zolldata.com

to access case studies and white papers.

Question:

How do I measure denials? What tools should be available in ZOLL RescueNet that I should be using?

Question:

What are the five top billing reports to monitor to help identify cash flow issues?

Contact Information

   Stacey Bickford – [email protected]

Renee Collier – [email protected]

Donna Magnuson – [email protected]