Increased demand for ambulance services brings significant opportunities for ambulance organizations–especially with the continuing evolution for professionals to provide care beyond just transportation.
Organizations, however, must address the increasingly complex health care landscape as regulation evolves, reimbursement models change, and finding skilled EMTs and paramedics or training up personnel remain significant barriers.
Confidently navigate the rising operational and economic disruption with guidance from our professionals—so you can focus on what matters most: serving patients and delivering quality care.
Explore how our health care-focused services can help your organization plan for what’s next.
Explore solutions to enhance reimbursement while navigating potential challenges of insurance provider contracts.
Additionally, keep more of the money you earn by leveraging savings opportunities provided by tax credits and incentives.
Counter ever-rising financial pressures, increased competition, and dwindling reimbursement of the health care environment finding opportunities to cut costs and enhance operational efficiency.
Design and implement performance improvement initiatives in key areas such as:
Additionally, pursue solutions to retain and attract talent by assessing your compensation and benefits offerings, providing development opportunities, and more. Proactive succession planning before transitions arise can also help create a foundation for the next generation to develop as leaders and take over in the event of retirement, transactions, and more.
Take advantage of the tax-savings opportunities available to your organization by strategically selecting tax frameworks and structures that can help meet your organizational needs.
Assessing the primary business objectives of your organization, our professionals can help you evaluate tax structures that can provide appropriate tax-efficient means to conduct business.
Additionally, providers serving patients in various locations face complex, constantly evolving state and local tax regulations with enforcement activities dramatically increased in recent years.
Proactively address and mitigate potential state and local tax risks, evaluate expansion opportunities, and respond to local authorities promptly as needed with our professionals helping you to scale and develop your internal resources to respond to state and local tax filings.
Understanding the value of your organization, as well as the complex mechanics of transactions, is crucial before entering a merger or acquisition–especially for first-time organizations or those who haven’t previously undergone audits.
Develop target goals based on your transaction methodology from start to finish—whether you’re considering a transaction or already have investors. Address the full spectrum of your tax and assurance requirements ahead of a deal, as well as explore solutions to help improve operations, IT, and other drivers that improve earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA).
Explore your options and move forward with confidence with our Transaction Services.
Changes to federal and state regulations to address the ongoing transformation in how care is delivered make maintaining compliance extraordinarily difficult—and bring severe risk such as fines, potential loss of ability to operate, and more.
Providers must navigate various laws and restrictions including the Anti-Kickback Statue, National Academies of Emergency Dispatch standards, Center for Disease and Control and Prevention guidelines, and more.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ground ambulance data collection (GADCS) also requires select providers collect and report information on costs, utilization, revenue, and other elements with a 10% payment reduction penalty to those that don’t submit findings.
Establish a compliance program—or enhance an existing one—that supports your goals by demonstrating how your organization meets or exceeds applicable legal requirements—protecting your investors, owners, employees, and patients in the process.
Develop key administrative infrastructure functions for effective and compliant recording of consent, documentation controls, coding, billing, and collections for care services.
Guidance can include insight on how to structure and develop controls for your program, as well as to audit, monitor, and mentor your staff.
Smartphones, tablets, and other devices increasingly replacing conventional record-keeping systems bring potential cyber-risks that could expose patients’ sensitive private data. Cyberattacks can prove damaging to both your financial operations and reputation, as well as put you at risk of not maintaining HIPAA Compliance.
Test your current systems to evaluate your safety levels and identify controls you need for further preventive measures—or determine if implementing a new system could provide enhanced support—with our Cybersecurity Services and HITRUST or system and organization controls (SOC) attestation process.
Additionally, technology and generative AI is transforming how ambulance organizations deliver care with computerized defibrillators, computer aided dispatch, automatic vehicle location, and mobile data terminals enhancing service quality.
Determine if your organization has the right technology in place, assess options to boost your technology standing to remain competitive, and more.
Deeply immersed within the health care industry, our professionals have extensive knowledge of the nuanced operations of health care organizations. Our collaborative approach takes the time to understand the specifics of your operational needs and strategically develop unique solutions contextualized among greater industry trends and activity.
We view challenges from the perspective of organizations’ leaders because many of our professionals previously worked in executive roles within the health care industry and possess first-hand experience and knowledge of what it takes to pursue your goals.
Our clients aren’t the only industry leaders who look to us for guidance. We frequently collaborate with influential industry organizations including the American Ambulance Association (AAA) and more.
Explore challenges and opportunities facing health care leaders and how your organization can strategize for the future.
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