Don’t bother trying

June 23, 2016

Looking at the request for proposals for ambulance billing services that the city awarded recently, we see from the backup material that only two firms responded.  The city had sent the solicitation to three.

Why not bid?

There are many companies that perform the service but for some reason they chose to not even bid.

From the web page of Page Wolfberg and Werth, “The National EMS Industry Law Firm” we can see a partial listing:

911 Billing Services and Consultant, Inc. * (link is external)
AccuMed Group * (link is external)
AIM Software & Services, Inc.* (link is external)
Ambulance Billing Services, Inc.* (link is external)
Ambulance Reimbursement Systems, Inc. * (link is external)
Andres Medical Billing, LLC* (link is external)
Cornerstone Adminisystems * (link is external)
Digitech Computer, Inc. * (link is external)
EMS Billing Services, Inc. * (link is external)
EMS Management Systems, Inc. * (link is external)
Emergicon, LLC* (link is external)
Enhanced Management Services, Inc. * (link is external)
Health Services Integration * (link is external)
Holdsworth, Pelton & Associates * (link is external)
Intermedix * (link is external)
LifeQuest * (link is external)
MedBill Resources Corporation (link is external)
MedEx Billing, Inc. * (link is external)
Medical Claim Aid * (link is external)
MedServ International (link is external)
MultiMed Billing * (link is external)
Precise Billing Service, Com.* (link is external)
Priority Medical Claims, Inc. * (link is external)
Professional Practice Support, Inc.* (link is external)
Quick Med Claims * (link is external)
Sweet Billing Service * (link is external)
Wittman Enterprises, LLC *
Could it be that the word was out in the industry that the fire department is in bed with their chosen vendor and that bidding would be a giant waste of time and money?
We deserve better
Brutus

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Almost true

June 22, 2016

Those of you who have not read Public Service Announcement  on elchuqueno.com should.

Elrichboy finds a way to communicate our frustrations through humor.

Brutus

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Those pesky rules

June 21, 2016

The Times published “EPISD audit pinpoints hiring flaws” the other day.

The audit was one performed by EPISD staff and was published earlier this year.  The problems “can be fixed with additional staff training, as well as updating and formalizing hiring procedures, according to the audit report, released earlier this spring.”

Not really

We can probably all agree that fixing the procedures is something that EPISD should do.

The problems won’t be fixed however until management at the district starts to follow the rules and respects the fact that they are public servants and not above the rules.

Their recent shenanigans with upper level jobs occurred after the audit was published.  It seems they just chose to ignore it.

The board needs to step in here.

We deserve better

Brutus

 

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Good reporting

June 20, 2016

Something good happened at the Times the other day.

Lindsey Anderson wrote a headline article about two former EPISD administrators.

Her article was thorough and balanced.

She told us that they each pled guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States.

We were informed that they are to be sentenced a month after the trial of six other ex-administrators begins and that they could receive lighter sentences if they give “substantial assistance” to law enforcement and prosecutors.

I wonder what would happen to one of the other six if they offered something for giving “substantial assistance” at trial to one of the two that has pled guilty.

We deserve better

Brutus

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A project with promise

June 19, 2016

The Medical Center of the Americas hosted the ribbon cutting of their new Cardwell Collaborative Friday.

The project has the potential to bring hundreds of high paying jobs to El Paso.

The Times article about the opening did a good job of explaining the project.  Read $29 million biomedical research building opens.

This is better.

Brutus

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