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The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’—And the EMS Revenue Collapse No One’s Ready For

JEMS

From the EMS perspective, this rule change could undercut critical funding streams that support EMS and emergency transport services, particularly those dependent on Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments, ground emergency medical transportation (GEMT) cost recovery, or intergovernmental transfer (IGT) arrangements.

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Lifting Buddy - The Left Ventricular Assist Device

FOAMfrat

Patient Handling: Despite the complexity of LVADs, remember to treat the patient with the same care and principles you would apply to any other patient in an emergency. Transportation: Prioritize transporting to an LVAD-competent facility when possible.

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Scandal-Plagued IN EMS Agency Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

JEMS

At one point, the organization renamed itself and was instead focusing on inter-facility ambulance runs instead of emergency transports. Travis says in the release that for two years, the board has “worked diligently through the damage done to the organization and community by Jamey Noel’s criminal conduct.”

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BCS Releases MARVLIS Version 4.5

High Performance EMS

.: Founded in 1998 in Aiken, SC, BCS develops solutions to help organizations leverage technology and strategies to improve operational performance and delivery of time-critical resources, services, and management of non-emergency transportation.

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Using The Right Equipment

Mile High Ambulance

Keeping Up With The Times Mile High Ambulance is spending time and resources to update their current Wheelchair transportation fleet Riding around in a dated vehicle not only leads to issues during an non-emergent transportation trip, but it can also be stressful for the crew and the passengers.

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TOXIC HEROISM AND EMS: THE PERFECT STORM

The Overrun

The non-emergent transports to the ED, the “frequent flyers” who may need social services much more than a ride to the hospital or an on-the-scene rescue, the calls originally coded as emergent that turn out to be only urgent at best start eat at the newbie. And then, graduation and licensure. And then, reality sets in.

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EMS - Non EMT or Paramedics - Introduction

EMT City

However, I do own and operate an emergency medical transport business where I am on call 14 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year. My company specializes in emergency transport of blood and human organs to hospitals, medical facilities, and labs across 4 different states.

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