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Holiday Schedule for 2022

November 14, 2022
Keith Waycaster
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Happy Holidays! We want you to know how much we appreciate you and your business.  Our customers mean the world to us all here at PMC! To allow...
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2023 Ambulance Inflation Factor Released

November 14, 2022
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2023 Ambulance Inflation Factor The Ambulance Inflation Factor for the year 2023 has been released by CMS.  Transports provided on January 1st,...
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Patient Notice of Privacy Practices

May 22, 2022
Keith Waycaster
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Priority Medical Claims, Inc. Notice of Privacy Practices IMPORTANT: THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND...
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Medicare Data Collection System for Ground Ambulance Providers

October 24, 2020
Keith Waycaster
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Ambulance Billing
Medicare Data Collection System for Ground Ambulance Providers New Start Date is January 1st, 2021!!! Effective January 1, 2020 (Delayed for one...
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Medicare Ambulance Prior Authorization – Nationwide Rollout

October 07, 2020
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  Medicare Ambulance Prior Authorization – Nationwide Rollout September 22, 2020 CMS announced today that “repetitive,...
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More CoVID Funding for EMS

October 04, 2020
Keith Waycaster
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More CoVID Funding for EMS Providers In an October 1st, 2020 press release, the US DHHS announced that an additional 20 Billion dollars was being...
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Starting an Ambulance Company

September 17, 2020
Keith Waycaster
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Ambulance Billing, EMS Documentation
Starting an ambulance company is a challenge, but sometimes it is necessary to improve the service available in your community. If you are...
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Ambulance PCS Rules Change in 2020

February 10, 2020
Keith Waycaster
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Ambulance Billing, ambulance documentation, Ambulance PCS
The ambulance PCS rules have changed for the year 2020.  Ambulance & EMS billing often requires providers to obtain an Ambulance Physician...
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Ambulance Documentation Questions – Mileage Reporting

February 08, 2017
Keith Waycaster
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Ambulance Documentation Questions – Mileage Reporting How do we record tenths of a mile when the odometer doesn’t display tenths? Medicare...
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Ambulance Documentation Guidelines

January 27, 2017
Keith Waycaster
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ambulance documentation guidelines, EMS Documentation
Priority Medical Claims – Ambulance Documentation Guidelines Ambulance Documentation Guide – Section One Introduction Medicare and...
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Repetitive Ambulance Patient Overpayments

January 24, 2017
Keith Waycaster
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Ambulance Billing, Ambulance Prior Authorization
Repetitive Ambulance Patient Mileage Overpayments   As some of you may be aware, your local Medicare carrier, Palmetto GBA, has incorrectly...
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Hospital to Hospital Transport by Ground Ambulance

January 16, 2017
Keith Waycaster
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Ambulance Billing
When Medicare’s coverage criteria is met, hospital to hospital transport by ground ambulance is a covered service. The program covers both...
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Monthly EMS Giveaway

January 02, 2017
Keith Waycaster
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Ambulance Billing, Emergency Medical Technician, EMS Giveaway
Monthly EMS Giveaway EMS is a tough job – long hours, sleepless nights, dangerous scenes, awful weather – and you do it anyway. We...
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Ambulance Transport Fees Rise in 2017

December 28, 2016
Keith Waycaster
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Ambulance Transport Fees The new year may be an ideal time to review the fees you charge for ambulance transport services.  Ambulance transport...
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Physician Certification Statement – Ambulance PCS

December 06, 2016
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Physician Certification Statement – Ambulance PCS Medicare Ambulance Billing Rules – PCS Medicare ambulance billing rules require...
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Ambulance ABN (Advanced Beneficiary Notice)

November 23, 2016
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Ambulance Billing
Ambulance ABN (Advance Beneficiary Notice)   Ambulance ABN Discussion The Advanced Beneficiary Notice (“ABN”) is a Medicare form...
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2017 Ambulance Inflation Factor Announced

November 22, 2016
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Ambulance Inflation Factor Raises Rates January 1, 2017 Every year, Medicare Part B carriers adjust their payment rates for ambulance providers...
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Ambulance Prior Authorization Delayed

November 04, 2016
Keith Waycaster
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Ambulance Prior Authorization
PMC is committed to helping ambulance providers cope with the complex requirements of Medicare’s “ambulance prior...
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Ambulance Documentation Decision Making Tool

October 08, 2016
Keith Waycaster
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Prior Authorization
Ambulance Prior Authorization Documentation Decision Tool   Ambulance Prior Authorization Processes can be a challenge.  The following...
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New River Community Paramedic Course

October 07, 2016
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  Elizabeth M. Belcher Chief Communications Officer 280 University Drive Beaver, WV  25813 304-929-5464   October 6, 2016    ...
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West Virginia Community Paramedic

October 07, 2016
Keith Waycaster
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Ambulance Prior Authorization, community paramedic
community paramedic
West Virginia EMT – Community Paramedic EMS history is being made!!! The West Virginia Community Paramedic is on the horizon, but what does...
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Medicare Ambulance Service Levels Defined: Updated

September 28, 2016
Keith Waycaster
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Medicare Ambulance Service Levels Defined Welcome to our discussion of Medicare Ambulance Service Levels.  Here we will define the common levels...
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Lifetime Billing Authorizations in EMS

August 24, 2016
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Ambulance Lifetime Billing Authorizations Billing authorization forms are necessary when billing Medicare for ambulance services.  Some forms...
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Ambulance Inflation Factor 2016: Negative Territory

March 16, 2016
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No Raise for EMS:  Making sure that your billing performs at the highest level possible has never been so important.  The ambulance inflation...
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