Ambulance transfers: Who should be financially responsible?

On this episode, our hosts discuss a recent dispute out of Oregon regarding the cost of ambulance transfers between urgent care facilities and hospital followups

In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss a recent story out of Oregon, where a health system is suing an EMS provider is being sued by a local health system to stop the agency from billing the hospital for transports from an Immediate Care Clinic to the hospital for follow-up care. The hosts discuss how transfers should work, who should have financial responsibility and the abuse of the patient transfer system.

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Inside EMS is a weekly podcast delivering industry news and hot topics to EMS personnel. Every Friday, hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson, discuss EMS life through good-natured banter and expert perspectives. Cebollero, now an executive leadership coach, is a former EMS chief, while Louisiana-based Grayson is a critical care paramedic and respected EMS educator. Their vehicle for delivering the news and know how is that of two medics sitting on the truck between calls. Their mission is to make all listeners, EMS insiders.

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