Medicare GADCS Resources

DateTitleDescriptionFormat
2024-09-18Reporting Labor Information in the Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System (GADCS)Provides a quick overview of the requirements to report staffing and labor costs (Section 7) in the Medicare GADCS.Video
2024-07-22Ground Ambulance Industry Trends, 2017-2022 Report: Analysis of Medicare Fee-for-Service Claims (PDF)Analysis of Medicare Part B ambulance services claims data from 2017-2022.PDF
2024-07-22Ground Ambulance Industry Trends, 2017-2022 Report: Analysis of Ground Ambulance Organization Entrance and Exit (PDF)Analysis of ground ambulance organizations that entered and exited the market during 2017-2022.PDF
2024-02-16Reporting for Rural and Super Rural Organizations (PDF)Tip sheet to assist rural and super rural organizations in reporting in the GADCS.PDF
2024-01-01GADCS User Guide (PDF)User manual that provides information about the system and section-by-section instructions on reporting.PDF
2023-11-29Reporting for Public Safety Organizations (PDF)Tip sheet to assist public safety organizations in reporting in the GADCS.PDF
2023-11-16Five Top Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System (GADCS) Tips for Selected Year 3 and Year 4 Ground Ambulance Organizations Required to Report Beginning in January 2024 (PDF)Tip sheet to assist selected ground ambulance organizations in Year 3 and Year 4 in reporting.PDF
2023-11-02Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection Instrument: English (PDF)Provides the instructions and questions in English that organizations will see in the GADCS web-based portal.PDF
2023-11-02Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection Instrument: Spanish (PDF)Provides the instructions and questions in Spanish that organizations will see in the GADCS web-based portal (portal is in English).PDF
2023-11-02Medicare GADCS FAQs (PDF)Series of questions and answers for each section of the GADCS to assist selected ground ambulance organizations in collecting and reporting the required GADCS data.PDF
2023-11-02Five Top GADCS Tips for Selected Ground Ambulance Organizations in Year 1 and Year 2 that are Required to Report Beginning in January 2023 (PDF)Tip sheet to assist selected ground ambulance organizations in Year 1 and Year 2 with reporting.PDF
2023-08-25Walkthrough of the Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection SystemOverview of the GADCS including a walkthrough of the GADCS instrument.Video
2023-01-26Allocating Costs and Revenues (PDF)Tip sheet to assist organizations in allocating costs and revenues in the GADCS.PDF
2023-01-26Reporting Expenses for Contracted Services (PDF)Tip sheet to assist organizations in reporting contracted services expenses. PDF
2023-01-26Reporting for Government-Based Organizations (PDF)Tip sheet to assist government-based organizations in reporting in the GADCS.PDF
2023-01-26Reporting for Provider Organizations (PDF)Tip sheet to assist provider organizations in reporting in the GADCS.PDF
2023-01-01Quick Tips on Registration and Requesting Access to the GADCS Portal (PDF)Tip sheet on how to access the system.PDF
2022-11-09Hardship Exemption Request Form (PDF)Copy of the Hardship Exemption request form.PDF
2022-11-07Facilities Template (ZIP)Selected ground ambulance organizations may import this template to report facilities costs to the GADCS.Excel ZIP
2022-11-07Vehicles Template (ZIP)Selected ground ambulance organizations may import this template to report vehicles costs to the GADCS.Excel ZIP
2022-11-01Ground Ambulance Industry Trends, 2017–2020 Report: Analysis of Medicare Fee-for-Service Claims (PDF)Analysis of Medicare Part B ambulance services claims data from 2017-2020.PDF
2022-03-08Quick Reference Guide (PDF)Brief overview of the GADCS and list of the specific information that selected organizations must collect and report.PDF
2019-07-30Report: Sampling & Instrument Considerations & Recommendations (PDF)Report covering sampling and instrument considerations and recommendations in establishing the GADCS.PDF
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