by EMS|MC | Mar 12, 2013 | Advocacy/Legislative Updates, In the News, Kim's Corner
Sequestration and Medicare Due to the continuing budget gridlock in Congress, sequestration or a wide range of federal program budget cuts, including Medicare payments to providers and health plans. Under special sequestration rules for Medicare, the reductions are...
by EMS|MC | Jan 8, 2013 | In the News, Kim's Corner
 Physician Certification Statement Medicare requires a Physician  Certification Statement (PCS) for all non-emergency transports. This  includes transportation to and from a physician’s office, dialysis center,  diagnostic or theraputic center,...
by EMS|MC | Jan 3, 2013 | Advocacy/Legislative Updates, In the News, Kim's Corner
 2013 Ambulance Fee Schedule Through recent “fiscal  cliff” legislation, Congress has voted to extend ambulance “add  on” payments until January 1, 2014. The current “add on” payments  of 2% for urban providers, 3% for...
by EMS|MC | Jan 3, 2013 | Compliance Resources, In the News, Kim's Corner
 HIPAA Compliance  Committment In light of recent media attention related to HIPAA Security,  EMS|MC would like to reiterate our dedication to protecting your agency  against unauthorized data breaches. At EMS|MC, we are committed to  protecting the privacy...
by EMS|MC | Jul 31, 2012 | Advocacy/Legislative Updates, Compliance Resources, In the News, Kim's Corner
  Medicare Contractor Reviews Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently initiated a CERT (Comprehensive Error Rate Testing) Review for ambulance claims. Many of the contractors will be participating in this CERT review by requesting documentation...
by EMS|MC | Feb 10, 2012 | Advocacy/Legislative Updates, Kim's Corner
 **Applies to NC Part B Medicare Claims ONLY Palmetto GBA announced that they will be transitioning to a new Finance System on February 15, 2012. During this time, all claims will be released for payment regardless of the 14-day payment floor. The payment floor...
