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For over 20 years, PWW has been the nation’s leading EMS industry law firm. PWW attorneys and consultants have decades of hands-on experience providing EMS, managing ambulance services and advising public, private and non-profit clients across the U.S.

PWW helps EMS agencies with reimbursement, compliance, HR, privacy and business issues, and provides training on documentation, liability, leadership, reimbursement and more. Visit the firm’s website at www.pwwemslaw.com.

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HIPAA-covered entities may share protected health information when first responders may be at risk of infection
The Office for Civil Rights has ambulance services on its radar
Follow these five steps to save time, ensure accuracy and submit the data CMS requires to prevent a 10% reduction in EMS reimbursement for an entire year
Smiling provides stress relief and can improve the provider-patient relationship, benefiting care
Even when we as healthcare providers must deliver hard truths, there can be an intimacy and a human connection that comes with honesty in the worst of circumstances
Establish a concrete but flexible mission and communicate the vision with EMS providers and the community to chart a course for success
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
We need to do more to improve the care and compassion we show to our fire and EMS brethren
EMS providers should be on high alert for fraud and forgery in the patient care report
Including clear, complete documentation in your patient care report is a critical component of patient care