Patient Transportation
There is a groundswell of support to change how lights and sirens are used in EMS to reduce risk to ambulance crews, patients and others
There is a lot to learn from the Page, Wolfberg and Wirth examination of hospital bed delays and the rights of EMS to return to service
The decision to treat on scene or transport should depend on the training and abilities of the responders, not on the equipment at hand
One of the cabs participating in the protest also knocked a police officer to the ground
Co-hosts Chris and Kelly discuss the week’s news, including that of a man calling an Uber after getting shot
The 20-year-old man refused to go to the hospital and insisted the Uber driver bring him home instead
The on-demand ride service is able to deliver mass vaccination, preventative care and layperson first aid in a way that EMS can’t match
App users in 35 U.S. cities can purchase a wellness pack and receive a free flu shot from an RN
Networked video technology is making it increasingly easy to connect patients at rural hospitals and incident scenes with specialist physicians
One of the county commissioners who wrote the policy for a Tenn. EMS agency said doctors should decide where patients go, not EMTs
1 in 5 ambulance companies had questionable billings and Medicare paid another $24M for ambulance rides that didn’t meet payment requirements
The company provided non-emergency services to many dialysis patients, and billed Medicare for unnecessary transports
Is it time for EMS providers to rethink the meaning and application of “load and go”?
The disruptive forces of changing reimbursement models, technology and quality initiatives will change how EMS is delivered and funded
Adopt, train, and follow these best practices for field to hospital and interfacility transports of psychiatric patients
The Juab County EMS crew set up a GoFundMe account for the two volunteer EMTs; one is still in critical condition
EMS chiefs need to examine the clinical, safety, and economic rationale for medically-stable psych patient interfacility transfers
The plan to bill a fee plus mileage to insurance, Medicaid or Medicare could raise $26M per year
The specially-equipped ambulance is outfitted with supplies found in an urgent care center, and a nurse will treat non-urgent medical calls that would otherwise result in a hospital transport
The firefighter suffered a graze wound to the head as crews responded to a patient having trouble breathing
Cleveland EMS is equipping supervisor SUVs to respond to emergencies and transport ambulatory patients
EMTs received multiple reports of people vomiting, and used a bus to transport those sickened to area hospitals
Technological and engineering innovations are making patient transport safer and less stressful
Psychiatric patient transfers take ambulance crews out of the communities they are supposed to serve for hours at a time
AMR was found responsible for the death of a 67-year-old woman who died after an ambulance crew dropped her on the ground
Responders worked together for 7 hours to extricate and transport a woman weighing 840 pounds
The Ariz. department will use videos to help keep kids calm and relaxed during transfers to children’s hospital
EMS providers were loading him into an ambulance when the stretcher overturned and he fell to the ground
Alkan Air makes plane doors wider and purchased a mechanical lift to transfer patients weighing over 350 pounds
With faster response times and a growing list of drivers that have delivered babies, Uber is ready to take on additional health care challenges
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