Explore our EMS office disinfecting strategies to help keep your EMS billing staff safe. Coronavirus created a sense of panic, leaving some businesses and companies unable to even revisit their offices to collect necessary belongings. Since the staff members have left the office, with minimal notice, the condition in which the offices/desks were left could have created a worse scene for a crew, or a nightmare for when EMS billers return. The strategy in disinfecting office space is similar to home and office settings.

Working from home now? Here are some remote working best practices for EMS billers to consider. Many organizations, including EMS billing offices, are working through unprecedented changes right now, leaving employees feeling anxious and overwhelmed — especially if they are unexpectedly “forced” to work from home.

The new year is quickly approaching—that means new deductibles. How does your EMS Agency plan to handle exposure to deductibles this January? There is no way to completely alleviate the reduction of revenue your EMS agency will experience from deductibles, but there are ways to reduce your exposure. For instance, it's a common EMS billing practice to hold January Medicare Part B claims for 3-4 weeks before submitting. Sometimes it's longer, depending on the length of time that crossover takes. Doing this helps to reduce exposure to deductibles that minimize the number of patient pay claims. In other words, to reduce your exposure to deductibles, don't file too early in the year.

There needs to be a day or a hashtag that celebrates EMS billers, the unsung heroes! #BillersRule #EMSBillers

What an episode of American Ninja EMS Billers might be like!

When EMS Billers have a chance to let loose! (But they’re always thinking of work!)

Yikes! When the compliance voice is activated, everybody runs. Poor EMS tech!

Monitor, standardize, and optimize your EMS agency's accounts receivable processing to reduce payment loss and improve cash flow. EMS agencies continue to struggle to make ends meet. The cost of EMS patient care continues to rise, while ambulance reimbursement rates continue to disappoint. In addition, Federal and state regulations continue to multiply. When payers and regulators fail to see the immense value EMS brings to healthcare, economical solutions can be hard to find.

Designate a specialist to troubleshoot EMS claim appeals and spearhead the development of strategies to avoid them. EMS agencies continue to struggle to make ends meet. The cost of EMS patient care continues to rise, while ambulance reimbursement rates continue to disappoint. In addition, Federal and state regulations continue to multiply. When payers and regulators fail to see the immense value EMS brings to healthcare, economical solutions can be hard to find.

Direct your EMS billers attention to what truly requires it, not on what a computer could do more quickly and accurately. EMS agencies continue to struggle to make ends meet. The cost of EMS patient care continues to rise, while ambulance reimbursement rates continue to disappoint. In addition, Federal and state regulations continue to multiply. When payers and regulators fail to see the immense value EMS brings to healthcare, economical solutions can be hard to find.