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UMWA's
Pilot Program Has Adverse Affects
By
Mark Harrison
KAPA Secretary
Benton
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In an effort to help resolve the problem Kentucky ambulance
providers have had with UMWA’S Pilot Program during the past 2
years, Linda Basham and Candice Offutt – of 911 Billing
Services, and Robyn Bradshaw and Junior Eldridge of Knox County
met with several Board members of the American Ambulance
Association in Las Vegas on December 1.
In the near future, Robert Garner, President of the AAA
plans to attend a meeting in Kentucky to offer the AAA’s
assistance.
Data
is needed from all providers to show the adverse impact this down
coding has had upon EMS. It is imperative that we convey a
clear message to our Congressmen.
A
short survey can be downloaded below. Linda Basham from 911
Billing has volunteered to
receive the survey forms and compile the data for KAPA.
Please return the survey no later than December 15,
2005. Please answer all questions for a
12 month period. If you are unable to
give exact numbers please complete as accurately as possible. The information will be compiled to show the
percent of runs being down coded, comparing them to our Medicare claims. Choose
to download the survey form as a "Word"
file or "Adobe Acrobat"
file.
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