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.
Regardless of its cost, helicopter transport is a treatment choice and should not be chosen out of convenience
With the worrying state of the current global and national climate, it would be helpful to know what we were facing on a local level
Leaders from established MIH/CP programs presented their most pressing issues at the NAEMSP conference
They walked out on the meeting after a city councilman compared the firefighters to quasi doctors and AMR employees to nurses
“I’m tired of being a political punching bag,” he said after two audits revealed a six-figure deficit
The alliance aims “to take a stand against rampant corruption,” and they compliment each other in areas like advanced life support and fleet size
This month’s EMS on the Hill Day is the perfect time to help lawmakers understand what’s needed in field care across the country
The company had filed for bankruptcy as the city tried to strip its license for an ambulance shortage; First Response now has a monopoly on services
911 calls are so diverse that lawmakers struggle with how to categorize EMS issues when it comes to policy initiatives; it’s up to us to educate them
The owner of an ambulance service that transports veterans wants a license to expand to the rest of the city, but the two existing companies say it would be too much
More calls will be transferred to the city’s fire department instead of a private ambulance service
The city is threatening to revoke the company’s license for an ambulance shortage; DEMSI just filed for bankruptcy
Members of the volunteer corps. were forced out when melting snow fell fell from the condemned building fell onto the ambulance garage
He provided internal documents showing the county does not have enough medics, saying he’s worried about the people he serves
A repercussion of this fraud will be extra scrutiny and delayed claims on those with legitimate problems related to 9/11
More than 100 cops, firefighters and other city workers faked mental disabilities in order get tens of thousands of dollars in Social Security benefits
Retired responders are accused of falsely claiming they had depression, PTSD or other psychological problems so crushing they couldn’t work
An anonymous email writer accused the trainer, Bill Brocklesby, of placing a charged cardiac arrest monitor on a student
They’re concerned about the “lack of progress in EMS structural reform” and are pushing for fire and medical services to be managed by a consortium
Victory EMS is the only service for 900 square miles; managers hope it’s a temporary problem as they reorganize collection of payments
The plan calls for spending $82 million on fleet and facilities between now and 2018
Reduced Affordable Care Act funding for non-emergency transports put the county’s last private ambulance company out of business after 18 years
Residents, schools and businesses could pay between $2.70 and $14.39 to cover the cost of ambulance services
City audit found response times below NFPA standards, medics say there’s not enough ambulances
Officials say shared city and county services will be a hot button issue this year
Employees apparently staged a brief walkout to protest erratic paydays; its ambulances were out of service for upward of three hours
To avoid extinction, EMS needs to embrace community paramedicine, value-based purchasing and look for innovative ways to improve services
Some departments will be asking their conscious patients if they have a concealed weapon
“He just leaned up against the fire engine with his arms folded the entire time. I can’t get that image out of my head,” said Marie Mills, whose father died.
Auditors said they don’t have a system to document when expired medications are disposed, or when supplies are damaged, contaminated or deemed unusable
Terri Elmore testified that she does not remember the night prosecutors say she lost control of her car and struck a van, killing a pastor and his wife
County commissioner Jim Bernard said the risk of a lawsuit and the time and expense of restarting a process for new bids isn’t in the best interest of county residents
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