Mohawk Valley Ambulance Corps inks another agreement with Priority Billing

MOHAWK, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Ambulance Corps (MOVAC) announced it will continue working with Priority Billing to provide billing services for its nearly 9,000 annual medical transports.

Knoxville, Tennessee–based Priority Ambulance, a national ambulance network, owns Priority Billing. It is also the parent company of Kunkel Ambulance which operates in Utica, according to its news release.

Priority Billing’s New York office is co-located with Kunkel Ambulance, with certified ambulance compliance officers and certified ambulance coders on staff, the company said.

The nonprofit MOVAC has a volunteer board of directors and a paid staff of 14 emergency-medical technicians, 19 paramedics, and two critical-care paramedics. MOVAC’s primary coverage area includes the town and village of Herkimer, the village of Mohawk, and the town of German Flatts.

The emergency-medical services (EMS) provider is the “largest” ambulance company in Herkimer County and provides its services at “no cost to local taxpayers,” per the release.

 “Priority Billing has been a partner of MOVAC for more than a decade,” Richard Souza, president of the MOVAC board of directors, said. “Working with a trusted long-term partner like Priority allows us to be confident that our billing is being conducted correctly and efficiently.”

Souza joined MOVAC in 2016 and has led the organization in “upgrades and innovations that will improve” emergency medical care in the region, Priority Billing said.

The agency in 2016 added electrocardiogram heart monitors to its fleet for better cardiac response and ventilators for the ability to transport intubated patients to referring medical facilities.

The agency also recently began a fly-car system that will allow MOVAC paramedics to respond to emergency calls within the Frankfort Fire Department and Schuyler Volunteer Fire Company districts.

As part of its partnership, Priority Billing also offers regular training with MOVAC ambulance crews on proper patient documentation, HIPAA compliance, federal and state regulations and ever-changing health care and reimbursement regulations.

Priority Billing has served the Mohawk Valley for more than a decade

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