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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]