It's a Photo Finish for 2024:  The numbers 3-2-0-3 are vitally important to the ambulance industry.  Section 3203 of the last-minute federal government’s stop-gap funding measure has extended the Medicare Ambulance Fee Schedule add-on payments.  But wait…there’s a catch!  We explain in this episode of the QMC EMS Board & Collar podcast!

BREAKING EMS NEWS!  CMS and the RAND Health Care Corporation has released the long-awaited first report detailing their findings and analyses of the Ground Ambulance Data Collection System Year 1 and Year 2 Cohort.  This is a BIG DEAL! 

Join the 3 old guys (aka Chuck, Ed and Gary) for another session of Excuse My Medic.  In this session, we discuss the Ground Ambulance Billing Advisory Committee recommendations which, for the most part, can mean good things for our industry IF they are approved.  That's a big IF, but hey, the recommendations surely have substance and are worth pursuing. 

CMS has released the newly calculated Ambulance Inflation Factor for 2025. Chuck breaks down how the feds arrived at the new adjustment in this latest edition of the QMC EMS Board & Collar podcast.

It's been a terrible few weeks weather-wise for our friends to the South. Hurricanes Helene and Milton have wreaked havoc throughout the southeast EMS has been affected as well and we are bringing you up to date on options that EMS professionals have available during the recovery and restoration periods.  

Well, the boys are back together once again for another thought-provoking and informative episode of Excuse My Medic (EM2).  This episode features Henry Lewis, Executive Director of the South Carolina EMS Association.  Henry was an excellent guest and one who brings a wealth of knowledge and information to this session. 

Part II of our second episode looking at the recently released CMS Ground Ambulance Data Collection System findings takes a look at Medicare Fee-for-Service claim trends.  There’s the dip for the COVID-19 PHE and a move over time to Medicare Advantage patients, and more.  You’ll also learn what the number one ICD-10-CM diagnosis code is for billing to Medicare.  We’ll bet you can’t wait to download and listen, right? 

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released two reports resulting from the first-round of data collected from the Ground Ambulance Data Collection System project.  Welcome to Part I of a two-part podcast series where we’ll first take a look at the ambulance organization entrance and exit data.  Get ready to “Geek Out” on some interesting statistics when Chuck Humphrey shares the parts that jumped off the page in review.  Thanks for downloading this episode of the QMC EMS Board & Collar podcast!