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TO: Honorable Board of County Commissioners THROUGH: Jim Chandler, County Administrator FROM: Doug Wright, Director Emergency Services DATE: December 30, 1996 SUBJECT: Approval of Electronic Data Interchange Agreement (EDI) With The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) For Submitting Medicare Claims Electronically Indian River County has been electronically filing Medicare reimbursement claims for ALS EMS transport services since June, 1994. Staff recently received an updated form from Medicare which is required to be completed in order to continue the electronic data interchange related to billing. Staff is advised that this is an effort by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to reduce or eliminate fraudulent billing practices by some ambulance providers and to reduce the volume of hard copy billing documents which must be physically processed by Medicare staff. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Board authorize the Chairman to execute the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Agreement as proposed and submitted by the Health Care Financing Administration. ON MOTION by Commissioner Ginn, SECONDED by Commissioner Macht, the Board unanimously authorized the Chairman to execute the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Agreement as proposed and submitted by the Health Care Financing Administration, as recommended in the memorandum. COPY OF EDI ENROLLMENT FORM IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD K. Underground Fiber Optic Cable - Damage Prevention - Sunshine State One Call of Florida and NOCUTS - North Carolina Utility Services The Board reviewed a Memorandum of December 30, 1996: To: Honorable Board of County Commissioners Thru: James E. Chandler Date: December 30, 1996 County Administrator From: H.T. "Sonny" Dean, Director Department of General Serve es Subject: Underground Fiber Optic Cable Damage Prevention 25 January 7, 1997 Boa DO fw