Patient Transportation
Governor signs bill prohibiting Arizona’s EMTs from persuading patients into not going to hospital
“We have to stop allowing the ED to be the triage point for all patients reaching out to the EMS system”
Organizations stuck using yesterday’s demand analysis deployment strategies are getting left behind
Police said the woman called 911 and claimed she was having pregnancy complications, but walked out of the ER after being transported
Lawmakers should evaluate billing issues and insurance company procedure to guide healthcare policy and protect patients
Communication is vital to maintaining privacy and EMS public relations when a patient is pronounced in a public setting
With an increasing amount of people using Uber as an ambulance to get to the ER, Uber drivers stress that they are not trained to handle emergencies
In order to decrease transport times, Horry County Fire Rescue may change their policy that currently allows patients to pick which hospital they prefer
Donnie Smith’s family said there were ambulances outside of the ER, but he was not transferred for four hours
Johnny Kerr was caught driving over 100 mph in a 70 mph zone while taking vital equipment to a hospital for an ICU patient
Uber Health will handle rides set up by doctor’s offices or other healthcare providers and then bill that business, not the patient, for the service
The unidentified patient survived the jump after “bouncing” a few times and landing face down on the road
A complaint filed last year said AmeriCare submitted fraudulent claims to Medicare and TRICARE for non-emergency ambulance transports
Bickering between police and firefighters over air rescues has led to transport delays, raising concerns that the feud could impair medical care
Cleveland officers transported the victim in the backseat of their car in a split decision while waiting for an ambulance to arrive
North West Ambulance Service Trust said they were “appalled” that the staff member did not take the body directly to the morgue because their shift had ended
Buchanan County EMS needed to transport a patient to the hospital, so a MoDOT truck cleared the road and led the way
The taxi-voucher program at the Phoenix Fire Department is a way for officials to deal with limited resources and increasing calls
EMS can be a major player in clinical medicine, operational delivery and healthcare changes, decreasing morbidity and mortality
EMS sleep practices, the opioid epidemic, community paramedicine and patient transport mark some of the biggest issues to watch in 2018
The Charlottesville Fire Department purchased its first ambulance in over 60 years and said if you live in the city and have insurance you don’t have to pay
Two economists conclude that Uber availability has reduced EMS ambulance transport by 7 percent in major U.S. cities
Community paramedicine, patient transport, EMS safety, the opioid epidemic and professionalism shape the last year in EMS
Philadelphia Fire Department EMS Deputy Commissioner Jeremiah Laster said the city considered making a trip to the hospital mandatory
Elise Flitcroft suffered a breach birth less than three hours after her midwife blamed her abdominal pain on a urinary infection
Research shows that ambulance usage by low-risk patients has decreased by at least 7 percent
In 2016, the cancer society provided 6,857 rides to 408 patients in Connecticut
Coroner Karen Harrold said Rafe Angelo died shortly after birth from oxygen deprivation due to what she called a “critical system failure”
The lawsuit says that 1,300 patients taken to IU Health Bloomington Hospital’s ER should have been transported to Monroe Hospital because it was closer
“Level zero” occurs when the Emergency Medical Services Authority reports no ambulances are available to take calls
To avoid overpayments or submitting false claims, you must have a process in place for identifying the proper payer for each transport
A study that finds trauma patients fare better when they don’t wait for EMS to arrive sparks uproar, questions
We asked the EMS1 community to sound off on which option they thought was best; here are their responses