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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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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
Lawyer requests for medical records are not limited by HIPAA cost-based fees
Expert witness commentary on the recent Paramedics Plus litigation, in which the government alleged violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute
Positive beginning and ending patient interactions fall into the “serial positioning effect” and can boost patient care reviews
Three guidelines to follow if your agency is considering a policy to allow patient transport of seriously injured patients by means other than ambulance
EMS practitioners should be aware of their state laws pertaining to DNRs and follow local protocols