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EMS director urges action on unpaid ambulance bills and staffing pressure; highlights grants and recent equipment purchases
Summary
EMS director told commissioners outstanding ambulance receivables exceed $300,000 and outlined steps to improve collections via billing vendor notices and the state setoff program; the director also described staffing shortages, overtime pressure and recent grant-funded equipment purchases.
Terry, the director of Emergency Medical Services, briefed the commissioners on ambulance operations, billing challenges and staffing.
Receivables and billing: Terry said outstanding receivables total roughly $323,000. Omni, the county's billing vendor, sends two notices under its contract; the county now sends additional follow-up notices to show good-faith collection efforts. For accounts that remain unpaid the county plans to use the state's setoff…
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