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ROCKY MOUNTAIN JOINS WITH HUMANA HOSPITAL LUCERNE TO ORGANIZE NEW PROGRAM

Rocky Mounta in He l i cop te r s (Provo, UT) and Humana Hospital Lucerne (Orlando, FL) have devel- oped a new air medical transport pro- gram, which went operational in August,

According to program director Patti Corbett, the interhospital-only flight program, called Med-Flight, serves a 150- to 200-mile radius and uses a BK-117 with a nurse/paramedic crew. 'The aircraft is equipped with balloon pump capabilities so we use Med- Flight primarily for cardiac patients," said Corbett.

While the hospital will provide the paramedic and nurse crews, Rocky Mountain Helicopter will provide the aircraft , pi lots and a ded ica t ed mechanic.

"We chose Rocky because of their reputation in the industry, " said Corbett.

HCFA REWRITES POLICY ON COVERAGE FOR AIR AMBULANCE SERVICES

The Hea l th Care F inanc ing Administration (HCFA), in response to efforts by the Aero Medical Reim- bursement Coalition, has released re- written reimbursement guidefines for air medical transport.

The revision, Part 3 - Claims Pro- cess in the Intermediary Manual, cites among other things that "Medically ap- propriate air ambulance transporta- tion is a covered service regardless of the State or region in which it is ren- dered."

The revision goes on to cite cover- age requirements, medical appropri- a t eness , t ime n e e d e d for land transport, appropriate facility, hospital to hospital transport, special coverage rule, special payment limitations, and documentation.

The revision will be printed in an upcoming issue of The Journal of Air Medical Transport.

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