Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Safety to modify the existing contract with MED 3000, Inc. for EMS billing, collection, and reporting services. The City entered into a contract with MED 3000, Inc. via ordinance 2505-2012 in December 2012; the term of this contract is November 1, 2012 to December 31, 2018. This ordinance will provide $1,600,000.00 to MED 3000 for EMS billing services and $50,000.00 blanket for MED 3000 to process refunds to insurance companies or patients that are inadvertently billed for services. The Division of Fire's third party EMS billing program was initiated via ordinance #1184-2002 passed in July 2002.
Public Safety contracts the services of MED 3000 for the billing, collection, and reporting of those who are transported to hospitals by EMS personnel for emergency medical care. These billing, collection, and reporting services have generated a multitude of patient care information used by the Fire Division to better prepare EMS response protocols and, in turn, respond to citizens in a more effective manner. The division also generates reports for various fire organizations that are catalogued nationwide. Revenue generated since inception of the program amounted to approximately $119.9 million at the end of December 2013.
Contract Compliance: 251837785 exp 4/2/14
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested so that EMS billing, collection and reporting services can continue without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation is to contract with MED 3000 for billing and collection services for $1.6 million and to set up a blanket of $50,000.00 to pay refunds for inadvertent billing. The Division of Fire budgeted $1.7 million in the 2014 General Fund operating budget for billing and collection services and for computer upgrades. In 2013, the cost of EMS billing and collection services amounted to $1.6 million, and in 2012 $1.505 million was spent for these services. ...
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