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Colleton to exhibit at 2018 Emergency Medicine Today Trade Show
2018 NCOEMS EXPO The 2018 Emergency Medicine Today Trade Show will be held at the Sheraton Koury Center, Greensboro NC, September 30 through October 2, 2018. Register NOW!! Sunday, September 30, 2018 at 2:30 PM EDT -to- Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at 11:00 AM EDT Sheraton Koury Center, Greensboro, NC 3121 West Gate City Blvd….
Client dinner at Wilmington North Carolina and South Carolina Administrators Conference
Colleton Software invites you to join us for dinner at the upcoming Statewide EMS Trade Shows in March North Carolina EMS Administrators Wilmington, North Carolina Thursday, March 8th, 2018 6:30 PM Okami Japanese Steakhouse 614 S College Rd Wilmington, NC 28403 South Carolina EMS Symposium Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Friday, March 16th, 2018…
Documentation Tips for Ambulance Providers – Paint the Picture
Documentation Tips for Ambulance Providers – Paint the Picture Palmetto GBA (Medicare) covers ambulance transportation only when transportation by any other means would endanger the patient’s health. A patient whose medical condition permits transport in any type of vehicle other than an ambulance does not qualify for ambulance coverage. It is the responsibility of the…
Ambulance Transports: Repetitive vs. Non-Repetitive, Scheduled vs. Unscheduled
Ambulance Transports: Repetitive vs. Non-Repetitive, Scheduled vs. Unscheduled Repetitive vs. Non-Repetitive Transports Medicare requirements for obtaining a physician certification statement (PCS) for ambulance transportation differ depending upon whether the service is considered repetitive or non-repetitive. A repetitive ambulance service is defined as medically necessary ambulance transportation that is furnished either: Three or more times during…
Land Ambulance: Physician Certification Statement (PCS) Requirements
Land Ambulance: Physician Certification Statement (PCS) Requirements Nonemergency, Scheduled, Repetitive Ambulance Services CMS requirements for obtaining a Physician Certification Statement (PCS) for nonemergency, scheduled, repetitive ambulance services are contained in the Code of Federal Regulations, section 410.40(d)(2). The requirements are as follows: “(2) Special rule for nonemergency, scheduled, repetitive ambulance services. “Medicare covers medically necessary nonemergency,…
Holiday Closing for Medicare this year
For our clients to audit and remember the dates Medicare will be closed for processing and payment processing Provider Customer Service Center Training and Closure Dates The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) have approved the RRB Specialty Medicare Administrative Contractor (RRB SMAC) to close up to eight hours…
2018 Ambulance Fee Schedule: Revised
2018 Ambulance Fee Schedule: Revised Effective: January 1, 2018 North Carolina HCPCS Code Contractor Locality RVU GPCI(PE) Base Rate Urban Rate Rural Rate A0425 11502 00 1.00 0.931 $7.23 $7.37 $7.45 A0426 11502 00 1.20 0.931 $224.74 $261.80 $264.36 A0427 11502 00 1.90 0.931 $224.74 $414.51 $418.57 A0428 11502 00 1.00 0.931 $224.74 $218.16…
2017 Ambulance Fee Schedule
2017 Ambulance Fee Schedule Ambulance fees are effective January 1, 2017. North Carolina HCPCS Codes RVU GPCI Base Rate Urban Rate Rural Rate Year QTR A0425 1.00 0.931 $7.15 $7.29 $7.36 2017 1 A0426 1.20 0.931 $222.29 $258.94 $261.48 2017 1 A0427 1.90 0.931 $222.29 $409.99 $414.01 2017 1 A0428 1.00 0.931 $222.29 $215.78 $217.90…
New Medicare Reimbursement Rates for 2018
On December 7, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted the public use files for reimbursement rates under the Medicare ambulance fee schedule for 2018. In posting the rates, CMS did not include the temporary Medicare ambulance increases of 2% to the urban base and mileage rates, 3% to the rural base and…