title: Ambulance services move to a new payment method.
abstract: As payments for ambulance services undergo a transition away from a system based on reasonable costs, healthcare organizations need to establish billing practices in accordance with the fee schedule mandated by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Of particular interest is the development of a new coding system for ambulance claims reports and payment increases for ambulance service in rural areas.
authors.affiliation: HFMA, Washington, D.C., USA. rgundling@hfma.org
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Gundling
mesh_terms: D000552:Ambulances / Q000191:economics*; D002017:Budgets; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting; D008484:Medicaid; D006278:Medicare; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000191:economics; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States