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ATTACHMENT C <br />With FireMed, the transporting ambulance provider bills any available insurance coverage and accepts that <br />as payment in full. Members who do not have insurance have no out-of-pocket expenses. <br /> <br />FireMed markets Life Flight air ambulance membership under the brand name FireMed Plus. Life Flight <br />contributes to the marketing expense of the program. <br /> <br />The local FireMed office administers a state-wide membership reciprocal agreement whereby 85 ambulance <br />membership programs honor each other’s memberships. This allows FireMed to market a larger benefit to <br />members which includes coverage across most of Oregon. <br /> <br />The local office also manages FireMed programs for three other fire departments in Oregon: Ashland Fire <br />& Rescue, Canby Fire District, and Molalla Fire District. <br /> <br />After operating separate programs for several years, Eugene and Springfield recombined into a single <br />program in 2007, resulting in growth in membership after many years of declines. By performing all <br />marketing and administrative functions in one office, FireMed achieves economies of scale and specialized <br /> <br />expertise. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Memberships: <br /> <br />Eugene Springfield Combined Lane Rural Life Flight <br /> <br />FY 09 FireMed Memberships 18,288 11,183 29,471 3,098 12,208 <br /> <br />Gross Revenue $947,618 551,634 1,499,252 163,693 406,177 <br /> <br />Organizational Structure - Ambulance Billing: <br />Eugene’s billing section includes one Management Analyst 1 functioning as the billing supervisor and four <br />Program Specialists who do the billing, collections, and cash posting. Of the four Program Specialist <br />positions, one is vacant. <br /> <br />Springfield’s billing section includes one Account Services Supervisor, seven EMS Account Technicians, <br />0.5 Program Technician, and one Clerk 2. <br /> <br />Combining billing sections will permit both cities to have functional specialties that will strengthen <br />performance. Specialties will include data entry, account collections insurance payer specialties, cash <br />posting, refunds, month-end closings, reports, and client billing. The Program Technician performs refund <br />vouchers and reconciles the GL account with billing software. The Clerk 2 answers the section’s phones <br />and performs clerical tasks. <br /> <br />Positions and Costs - Ambulance Billing <br /> <br />28 <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT 3 <br /> <br />