Legislation and Funding
Legislation and funding issues always affect EMS budgets and operations. Use this topic to find out how the latest economic news is affecting EMS.
As patient satisfaction surveys begin to affect Medicare reimbursement for physicians and hospitals, EMS agencies should consider ways to improve care and reduce costs
Health Information Exchange participation and funding for EMS agencies is a pathway to improving patient care and safety
Here are three questions to ask as your department or agency works through the question of whether to partner or collaborate for an application
We need to look beyond the immediacy of emergency care to make the EMS vocation a profession
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for mental anguish, ridicule and emotional distress
Domestic violence advocates will argue in federal court Thursday that the laws endanger women and violate their free-speech rights
A judge ruled that the boy has a “serious medical condition” but “fortunately, the child suffered no long-term effects” from the shaking incident in February 2012
Woman who’s son died of heart attack proposes county add staff
He was injured in July after a tree fell on him and paralyzed him; people came together for a softball tournament to raise money to help with his medical bills
The assessment says lack of turnover in rural fire boards, which often govern EMS services, is causing poor functionality
The chief sent a letter to township trustees stating the service would stop Oct. 1 in fairness to residents who pay through property taxes.
The legislation comes in response to the February death of a woman at a Calf. retirement home
The EMT suffered unspecified permanent injuries and scarring, resulting in lost wages and medical expenses
Wis. Supreme Court set precedent by ruling that a volunteer firefighter did not have government immunity when he went through a red light and was struck by another vehicle
AVEC dates to 1948. It began as a water rescue and ground search group because of numerous drownings in the area
When WellSpan’s staff is gone — which will be in the next 90 to 120 days — some ambulance companies will have to pull paramedics from farther away
They’ve experienced higher debt expenses and declining revenue as the amount it gets paid for transporting patients by insures has dropped
Fraudulent billing for medically unnecessary ambulance transports has cost taxpayers millions of dollars
Through this method, the county is estimated to receive nearly $6 million in annual revenue
The attorney for the fire department said the ambulance had its lights and sirens activated and she was using a cellphone when the crash happened
The plan proposes that medics who serve on medical 911 calls switch from 24-hour to 14-hour shifts
He is charged with negligent homicide a fatal crash in which the ambulance struck a motorist at an intersection
Former employees said they had checks they could not cash
He led the way in raising money for a former local firefighter who was injured on the job
Budget request to add more firefighters was denied by the council
She is seeking nearly $100,000 in lost wages, as well as compensation for pain and suffering and punitive damages against the sheriff’s office for violating her civil rights
Many donors assumed the Fire and EMS departments were actually one
The county hired a consultant to study the EMS department and find ways to cut costs
Facility will serve as base for EMS staff and provide climate-controlled garage for two ambulances
EMTs and medics are governed by a patchwork of rules from state to state
Funding for EMS must be sufficient to ensure an effective response not only in daily operations, but also in disasters, mass casualty incidents and other public health crises
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