Community Paramedicine
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In this episode, our co-hosts discuss host Chris Cebollero’s multi-year effort to create a universal reimbursement program for community paramedicine work
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The program will include a wide range of community paramedicine services, which will be evaluated by an independent team when it concludes in 2017
The event brought together a broad spectrum of 475 healthcare providers to discuss ways different industries can work together to promote community paramedicine
Goal of paramedic house calls, chronic disease monitoring is to reduce 911 calls from frequent users and minimize hospital readmissions
Medicaid program focuses on ‘super-utilizers’ to reduce costs for patients with serious chronic health conditions
The fire department is proposing a “Community Protection Initiative’ where EMTs help frequent 911 callers with medications, health insurance and counseling
Ambulance crews frequently transport patients back to hospital after discharge
Increased economic pressure on hospitals provides the opportunity to reconfigure the role of EMS within an integrated health care system
The community paramedicine program has medics visiting recently released patients, monitoring vitals and ensuring medication is taken correctly
Thirteen devices will be available for youth sports teams, churches and anyone CPR-certified after a Ga. couple’s son died while an AED was locked up inside a nearby school
The Reno, Nev. EMS agency expects the savings through 2015 it’s 2-year-old program that includes a nurse healthline, community paramedicine and ambulance transport alternatives
Union opposes the move saying firefighters respond to emergencies, not make house calls
Central New Mexico Community College is expected to graduate its first class this spring from the certificate program requiring 21 credit hours
The network is expected to provide better information on scene and the ability to provide electronic patient records to hospitals while in transit
if financial incentives cannot be aligned with the right thing to do for the patient, what has to give?
EMT Becky Sproul explains how a Colo. district used a Healthcare Innovation Grant to deliver improved care with lower costs and better outcomes
EMS advocacy organizations came together for a united vision statement on what the movement means for the industry
Dallas Fire-Rescue and area hospitals are also discussing plans to expand the program to include additional in-home services
More than 300 EMS providers, executives and medical directors discussed the future of transformative changes occurring in payment and reimbursement policies and EMS-driven innovations
Protocols and partnerships are critical to success of implementing a nurse triage program
Former Toronto EMS leaders Alan Craig talks about his transition to AMR, and where the agency is headed
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