Telemedicine
Often, transportation is a barrier to receiving healthcare, which means EMS become that transportation even when the medical problem itself is non-urgent. Telemedicine, using technology to connect patients to healthcare practitioners remotely, can be used to triage patients, decreasing non-emergent ambulance transports, or to enable a higher level of care when access or distance prevent physical assessment.
“Instead of responding to the majority of 999 calls we receive every day, we want to flip that so we only go to those patients who really, really need a double staffed paramedic emergency ambulance quickly.”
Blending technology and human-driven care to navigate language barriers and make the scene safer
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Empire BlueCross BlueShield and Mount Sinai Health System have reached an agreement to offer community paramedicine, ET3 and treat-in-place options
The Akron Fire Department was selected to participate in the CMS ET3 model and has utilized the technology more than 1,000 times since January
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Grant programs and relief funding to support telemedicine initiatives, technology and training offer continued financial assistance to eligible agencies
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MD Ally allows first responders to conserve resources by triaging non-emergency patients to virtual care
The department began using the GoodSAM telemedicine program in December to assess some patients remotely
South Carolina researchers found that door-to-treatment time was cut by 18 minutes with in-ambulance telehealth consultation
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Collaboration between EMS and receiving facilities has not only allowed medics to be part of the overall care team – it’s also given them a place in the continuum of care
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The on-demand ambulance company will be renamed DocGo and plans to invest further into its growing telehealth service
The Frontline Strong Together program will include peer support training, telehealth services and a statewide clearinghouse of resources
Connecting patients to advanced levels of care to provide the right level of intervention at the right time, in the right place
Acadian Ambulance will offer treatment in place and alternative destination transport ahead of the launch of ET3, in which Acadian will participate next month
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Schenectady firefighter-paramedics armed with iPads will screen patients and then connect them to doctors to determine the best course of treatment
The new amendment to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act declaration aims to open more pathways for telehealth use and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine
MedArrive aims to provide affordable at-home healthcare services by combining physician-led telehealth with hands-on care from EMS professionals
Telehealth applications can help expand the reach of out-of-hospital care to help EMS and hospital providers deliver better patient care, faster
President Trump and Congress have 7 weeks to support bipartisan opportunities to improve EMS safety, reimbursement, recognition and pay
Leading the charge to combat COVID-19, promote telehealth and advance the EMS agenda, while prioritizing patients and staff
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that the first performance period will begin Jan. 1, 2021
ET3, Telemedicine and PPE were on the agenda during a 2-day virtual meeting
The ET3 model and the COVID-19 are influencing a move away from 911 transport to the ED, and toward autonomy for EMS providers
Paramedics, nurses and support team members will provide care to patients at home under the direction of Mayo Clinic physicians
One therapist shares why virtual meetings work so well for EMTs and paramedics
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Tracking COVID-19 cases, PPE supply and ambulance turnaround times to inform EMS response
The bipartisan group of House representatives is calling for agencies to receive reimbursements for treatment-in-place responses and telehealth use
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