Community Paramedicine
Access our Community Paramedicine directory, offering valuable information on innovative models of care that extend the role of paramedics beyond emergency response. This collection includes articles on preventive care, chronic disease management, and partnerships with healthcare providers to deliver comprehensive care in the community. Understanding community paramedicine is key to improving public health and reducing hospital admissions. For more related content, visit our section on Integrated Care. Stay informed and explore the future of EMS with our resources on community paramedicine.
How to take action to motivate payers to reimburse EMS for MIH
Boston-based Cataldo Ambulance’s Ron Quaranto discusses leading a large EMS organization through the pandemic, recruitment and retention, and vaccine mandates
Greg Friese turns the tables by interviewing host Rob Lawrence about how his Royal Army Medical Corps service has influenced his leadership through 30 years of EMS
He’ll look for solutions such as installing handrails or connecting patients to social service organizations to cut down on hospital visits
Virtually every EMS provider has seen patients with poorly managed diabetes — and herein lies a market
Cuts to vaccination and screening programs mean a bump in service calls — how do we capitalize?
The Dallas paramedicine pilot shows how EMS is evolving — we must change with the times
Improving the profession of EMS may seem an impossible dream, but nothing worth achieving is easy
Funding may be just around the corner, so start exploring options now
Taking patient history for elderly patients can reveal actual hunger or risk factors for going hungry
Maine Emergency Medical Services Board will be reviewing proposals for pilot sites and where they will be approved
Learn the role emergency responders play in treating and transporting patients who call 911 for help
Real solutions will take guts and time to implement, but are well worth considering
#10: The occupational licenses posted at your ambulance stations list the type of business as “Chauffeur/ taxi service.”
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