Ask the EMS Billing Experts!! 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

Will we be able to upload our EPCR to hospitals

electronically instead of turning in a paper report?

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René Nelson – rnelson@zoll.com andDanielle Côté – dcote@zoll.com

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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?

We currently outsource our billing. What KPI’s

should we be monitoring?

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

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/Providers~Jurisdiction%2011%20Part%20B~Browse%20by%20Specialty~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/_files/wps-medicare-ambulance-guide.pdf

With the evolving community practice paramedic roles, do

you see reimbursement models changing to fit in the

near future?

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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?

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

necessity?

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

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studies and white papers.

How do I measure denials? What tools should be

available in ZOLL RescueNet that I should be using?

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

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Contact Information

Stacey Bickford – sbickford@zoll.com Renee Collier – rcollier@zoll.com Donna Magnuson – dmagnuson@zoll.com