Austin-Travis County EMS 2022 Annual Report

$ 105.8 MILLION Department Budget

The Austin-Travis County EMS Billing is an in-house program to recover the costs of emergency medical services associated with transporting a patient to the hospital by ambulance. The Billing program bills insurance companies, government medical coverage plans, and patients for ambulance transport. Our team implemented an online form system to allow customers to submit updated demographic and insurance information when it is not obtained at the time of service, as well as submit authorizations to file claims to their insurance. This allows customers to provide their information electronically ACCURATE MEDICINE WITH ACCURATE NUMBERS billing & finance

without being limited to office hours or utilizing mail services for submissions. The Austin-Travis County EMS Financial unit supports the department in a variety of ways. It is responsible for the creation of the annual budget to provide the funding for EMS operations and monitors spending to ensure fiduciary responsibility. It is responsible for all accounts payable and works to make sure all payments go out in a timely manner. EMS Finance is also accountable for all revenue collection and accounting entries and reconciliations for the accurate posting of financial data.

$ 1.7+ MILLION Exceeded current year estimated revenue

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May 2023