Steps to Simplify your Ambulance Billing and Coding Services

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Steps to Simplify your Ambulance Billing and
Coding Services
Ambulance billing and coding is a specialty unto
itself. It has a unique set of codes which are
not used by physicians or hospitals services.
One must understand that the difference between
medical and ambulance coding is vast. It goes
without saying that the coding and documentation
requirements for ambulance billing are unique,
and facts that physician and hospital coders take
for granted are not applicable to the world of
emergency medical services coding. For instance,
condition codes need to be used because it is
beyond the scope of an EMS license to diagnose as
only a physician can give a diagnosis. Add to
that, the actual condition of the patient can be
very different than it was actually at the time
the ambulance is dispatched and there are rules
that make it necessary to mention the condition
that must be entered on the claim, or in case of
death of the patient between dispatch and arrival
of the ambulance. These and many more factors
need to be considered by the ambulance coder in
order to produce an accurate claim. Industry
Snippet The Ambulance services industry is
pegged at 15 billion and is estimated to grow at
just over 1 percent. It employs over 200,000
people. The importance of ambulance services in
the healthcare system has made the revenue growth
for the Ambulance Services industry grow in the
last five years.
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Steps to Simplify your Ambulance Billing and
Coding Services

• Demand accelerated during recession period when a
  number of people lost their private insurance
  coverage and waited until health issues escalated
  in to emergency situations. Additionally, it is
  estimated that a number of individuals aged 65
  and above will increase which will sustain the
  industrys growth.
• Steps to simplify ambulance billing and coding
  services
• One of the most vital steps is to hire
  experienced ambulance coders. As discussed above
  ambulance coding is complicated hence, to
  simplify this process one must hire a qualified
  and experienced individual who has clarity of
  role and job and can simplify the process
• Secondly conduct persistent training for the
  coders so that they are abreast with the changing
  environment
• Effective and efficient utilization of EHR.
  Automation is one of the best ways to simplify a
  process. However, automation needs to be used
  smartly. It is also important that the emergency
  medical services make it a point to choose an EHR
  which suits their needs
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Steps to Simplify your Ambulance Billing and
Coding Services
To sum it up we can say that ambulance billing
though tough is not unmanageable. One just needs
a smart and experienced hand that can simplify
the process so that it does not become
overwhelming. Medical Billers and Coders
(MBC) is a leading medical billing company
providing complete revenue cycle services. To
know more about our Ambulance Billing and Coding
services, contact us at info_at_medicalbillersandcode
rs.com/888-357-3226.