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.
The role of EMS medical directors in maintaining patient-focused care as CMS reimbursement models adapt with ET3
How prehospital care providers can get the compensation they deserve
Learn what CMS will offer for reimbursement for alternative destinations and treat in place, and who will have the have the final say in the ET3 model
The agreement will protect paramedics’ integrity and safeguard public confidence in their professionalism
A Detroit woman protesting for a $15 per hour minimum wage was asked to compare her work to the lifesaving duties of paramedics
Expert comments from Art Hsieh, EMS1 editorial advisor, prompted Tenn. news channel to conduct an additional investigation of the new policy
The unwritten rules of an EMS agency don’t get written down because they are stupid — and no one is willing to take credit
The county manager determined that any potential cost savings would be offset by the drop in the level of both fire and EMS service to the county
Destination protocols should be based on clinically based criteria and not decided by a phone call to a hospital physician
One of the county commissioners who wrote the policy for a Tenn. EMS agency said doctors should decide where patients go, not EMTs
CMS extends the prior authorization program, through Dec. 1, 2019, to eight states and Washington DC
Currently EMS receives just 4 percent of the federal disaster preparedness funds making it ‘a low priority pauper in the matrix of funding and training support’
After two firefighters were held at gunpoint last week, Lancaster, Ohio, safety director says it’s time to provide the city’s medics with ballistic vests
The ambulance service can’t afford to pay enough EMTs to stay open, according to state law
Instead of placarding an ambulance with “In God We Trust” a county-funded EMS agency might have considered alternative uses for the time and funds
The new laws allow officials to arrest those selling the drug and increases the penalties for those found manufacturing it
Rural/Metro San Diego was fined $230,000 by the city and is required to submit a plan for improvement
White Lake Ambulance Authority allegedly submitted hundreds of false insurance claims
The most recent victim was Cam’ron Matthews, who suffered an aneurysm Friday
Kootenai EMS landed a deal that allowed it to purchase 15 new ambulances at a convenient price
The new programs focus on assisting non-urgent patients at home and reducing hospital readmissions
Eight Midlands Air Ambulance medics finished the half marathon to raise funds for their nonprofit EMS service
Before emergency responders arrive we need to train and empower citizens to neutralize the attacker and to control severe bleeding
The legislation would, among other things, restrict patients to a three-day supply of painkillers the first time they are prescribed an opioid drug
The county currently spends $2.5 million on EMS services, while making about $500,000 in revenue
The bill would exempt minors from prosecution if they call 911 to report an overdose or other drug-related health emergency
An EMS organization with one or more of these problems is in severe distress and needs immediate managerial interventions
Officers will also be trained in high-performance CPR
The NAEMT calls on EMS professionals to ask their representatives in Congress to support military medics
Thanks to a partnership between a college and the local fire department, students will be able to access careers in fire and EMS
Don’t hold your breath that private EMS handling less emergent calls will resolve the underlying problems at DC Fire and EMS
The decision came after two infants in the same week were transported to the hospital in fire trucks
The campaign aims to provide civilians with the knowledge and tools to help control severe bleeding
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