Catalog Number : cra1320
Title : Coding, Billing & Reimbursement for Ambulance Services
Speaker : Duane Abbey

Webplay Recording Date : 5-25-2011
Webplay Price : $ 200 for two weeks viewing

Target Audience:

• Ambulance Staff
• Ambulance Management Staff
• Nursing Staff
• Billing and Claims Transaction Personnel
• Chargemaster Coordinators
• Financial Analysts
• Compliance Personnel
• Case Managers
• Physicians
• Other Interested Personnel

Webinar Objectives:

• To review the levels and types of ambulance services that are generally in use
• To discuss documentation issues and associated charge capture issues for ambulance services
• To review compliance issues such as medical necessity, the use of ABNs (Advance Beneficiary Notices) and the EMTALA interface
• To assess the way in which the Medicare Ambulance Fee Schedule (AFS) pays for ambulance services
• To review the chargemaster setup and associated coding requirements for claims development
• To work through a series of exercises to discuss typical situations in the use of ambulance services

Here are a few of the topics that will be covered:

• Overview
  • Ambulance Services
  • Types and Levels of Ambulance Services
  • Typical Challenges with Ambulance Services
  • Different Types of Ambulance Service Providers
• Coding and Billing for Ambulance Services
  • Coding, Billing and Claims Filing
  • Medicare Ambulance Fee Schedule (AFS)
  • Hospital Chargemaster for Coding and Billing
  • Other Payment Mechanisms
• Compliance Issues Affecting Payment
  • Claims Denials
  • Statutory versus Contractual
  • Medical Necessity
  • Type of Ambulance Services
  • EMTALA Related Issues
  • Emergency Department Related Issues
• Case Studies and Exercises
• Sources for Further Information

Attendance Certificate:

Upon attending this course you will receive a 1.5 Contact Hour Attendance Certificate. There is usually a reciprocal agreement between state associations to allow these to count for each state. If you have any questions, please ask your state association.

Full tuition is refunded immediately on request if the participant has not been sent the program materials and instructions. Once the instructions (including access codes) have been sent, a full refund will be issued only after the program runs and it is verified that the participant did not access the program.