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 an additional $200,000.00 to MED3000 for EMS billing 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 amounts to approximately $130 million at the end of September 2014.
Contract Compliance: 251837785
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested so that EMS billing, collection and reporting services can continue without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation is to modify the existing contract with MED 3000 for billing and collection services in the amount of $200,000.00. The Division of Fire budgeted $1.8 million in the 2014 General Fund operating budget for billing and collection services. The Fire Division has encumbered/spent $1.6M thus far in 2014 for these services. 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. EMS billing revenues under this contract exceeded $14.7 million for 2013 and $15 million in 2012.
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To authorize the Dir...
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