Medicare's ambulance fee schedule dispatched: Medicare's new ambulance fee schedule means more revenue for some providers but less for others.

From: Healthcare Financial Management | Date: August 1, 2002| Author: Grimaldi, Paul L. | Copyright information

Medicare's ambulance fee schedule, which took effect April 1, 2002, has meant higher payments for some providers and suppliers, but lower payments for others. (a) Healthcare financial managers must revise their policies, procedures, and chargemasters to satisfy new requirements. Expanded and revised diagnosis and procedure codes are required for billing purposes. Financial managers need to develop and implement methods to track the impact of the new fee schedule on their organizati...

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