MES - Midwest Emergency Services, LLC

The success of your health care organization is impacted by advances in both technology and in the specialty of emergency medicine.  Embracing developments in these key areas is vital to your future success.  Midwest Emergency Services can help your business increase its profitability, even with the challenges of reimbursement reductions and increased scrutiny by government and health care agencies. 

For 30+ years, Midwest has specialized in every aspect of the emergency department revenue cycle and is regarded as the leading authority in the industry.  Knowledge and experience equate to expertise, and Midwest stands by that formula.  Through vigilant documentation review, accountable billing and collection practices, and attentive customer service, Midwest will increase your bottom-line.  You will always know where you stand.

As your partner, Midwest will work to improve your reimbursement while practicing compliancy. 

Billing Services

MES provides comprehensive management services of your entire revenue cycle; from record reconciliation and processing claims to claim resubmission and collection of patient co-pays. With demonstrated proficiency in billing, coding, risk management, quality improvement, and medical education, MES aims to exceed your expectations.   

Midwest also has a long-standing working relationship with all payers, along with in-depth knowledge of local and regional payer policies and procedures to optimize your collections.

Billing Services You Can Expect

• An organizational commitment to integrity through regulatory compliance in billing and reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid, other government programs, and private insurers
• Complete billing cycle and claims management; controlling denied, underpaid, or ignored claims
• Diligent follow-up to insurance companies and patients for claim resubmission
• Streamlined processes to increase operational efficiency
• Enhanced physician reimbursement
• Fee schedule analysis and review 
• Customized reporting featuring specified quantitative and qualitative data for performance analysis by group and individual providers

Reports You Will Value:

• Efficiency of physicians
• Acuity levels assigned
• Financial reporting
• Average charges
• Billed amount
• Received payments
• Down-coding due to documentation deficiencies
• Average lengths of stay
• RVU’s

Coding Services

All Midwest Emergency Service coders are certified by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).  AAPC’s outpatient-focused credentials, including the gold standard CPC®, represent the highest level of coding expertise and adherence to strict ethical standards.  Department-wide continuing education, via webinars and conferences, enables the coding staff to stay relevant.

AAPC credentialed coders have proven mastery of all code sets, evaluation and management principles, and documentation guidelines, representing the best in outpatient coding.  Internal coding audits are conducted weekly to ensure complete integrity and compliance.