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January 31, 2008 Volume 42 |
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| N.H. ambulance firm to pay nearly $1M for overbilling  |
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 Rockingham Regional Ambulance, based in N.H., has agreed to pay $958,000 to resolve allegations it overbilled Medicare and Medicaid.Federal prosecutors charge that the ambulance service billed health programs for providing advanced life support services when it was not medically necessary or not documented properly, resulting in the collecting of payments from Medicare that it was not entitled to ... Full Story Related Resources: TALK BACK: What documentation protocols does your department have in place to protect against claims of overbilling patients?
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| The Ambulance Driver's Perspective | |
| How Much Is Enough Experience? | |
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By Kelly Grayson, EMS1.com Columnist |
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"So, I’m trying to figure out where I go from here. Do I get my EMT-Intermediate, or do I go straight into paramedic school?" Between colleagues, former students and various posters on EMS internet forums, it seems I’m asked that question several times a week. Every green EMT (and plenty of ripe ones) wants to know when he’ll be ready for the big, bad marathon of paramedic training ... Full Column |
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| The Legal Guardian | |
| Hiding in Plain Sight: Part 1 | |
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By David Givot, EMS1.com Columnist |
| EMS seems to be the one of the few endeavors where employees place their careers on the line every day due to the threat of a lawsuit. Many providers mistakenly believe that liability risks, though significant, are limited only to actual emergency response activity. In reality, legal exposure for EMS professionals exists while on your way to, on the scene of, and coming away from every call ... Full Column |
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| News and Announcements: | ||
| Press Release: HealthEMS® Electronic EMS System at EMS Today Conference and Exposition in Baltimore March 28 – 29, 2008 [Sansio] Philly city official says better fee collection can fix EMS [Philadelphia] N.C. paramedic instructor saved by his own students [Lincoln County, N.C.] 2 of 23 Miss. counties initiate new EMS after Emergystat closure [Jackson, Miss.] Related Article: Miss. Emergystat employees' paychecks bounceFire erupts at Ind. ambulance warehouse [Indianapolis]
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| Press Release: WaterShed Achieves Approval and Recommendation from National Tactical Officer Association [WaterShed] Hand gels alone may not curb bacteria infections [Omaha, Neb.] Flu cases spiking across St. Louis ERs [St. Louis] Related Resource: Read full coverage of ER systems impacted by the flu
Fla. responders push for patient emergency contact cards [Fort Lauderdale, Fla.] Related Article: The Electronic Patient History Form
EMS deal with aftermath of sudden freezing rain in Pa. [Wilkes-Barre, Pa.]
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| EMS1 Forums Post of the Week | |||
| "Very seldom do we run L & S. In fact, the last time we ran emergent traffic to the hospital, it was for a GSW to the abdomen. It seems we (I) tend to run emergent more for trauma calls as opposed to medical. The need to run emergent traffic for cardiac arrest pt's is a moot one, as we don't transport deceased pt's. I will admit as a new paramedic I feel the need to run emergent a little more often but have been able to refrain from doing so, so far." — NCmedic |
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| Posted in response to: ALS Using Lights and Sirens to the Hospital
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