Influenza. The Ambulance. Documentation. An Annual Topic It’s flu season once again. Given that this blog originates from a desk located in the northeastern United States, we can tell you that the flu has hit here with a vengeance. H1N1 is back to visit and was predominantly prevalent across the United States with influenza A […]
Ambulance Industry Legislation Update In this space… Over a few month we reported in this space about legislation in several States that had the potential to impact the ambulance industry in a big way. Since those posts, there have been some positive developments on a few fronts. Pennsylvania Legislation Passes The new State budget passed […]
The Moms of EMS- A Tribute Sunday Sunday’s a big day! It’s Mother’s Day. It’s a day that we celebrate the one person we literally cannot do without simply because…well…we physically wouldn’t be here without our moms. And…that got us thinking about the Mom’s that make up EMS. What will their Sunday look like? ALERT! […]
Clear. Clinical. Documentation. Bloggers note- we posted this blog almost a year ago to the day. It’s one of those topics that never gets old and the information remains as important as it was the first day we posted it. All of us must keep this important concept in mind when documenting our EMS transports. […]
“NICE” by Default Naughty or Nice? It’s that time of year when we all wonder where we fall on ol’ Saint Nick’s magic list. Where do you stand? Will a big old lump of coal hit your stocking or will Santa hit your chimney with a whole bunch of toys? It’s the stuff we have […]
Winter Weather, Injuries and EMS Documentation for Billing ‘Tis the Season! Here in the Northeast we experienced the first significant snowfall of the year. Additionally, last week saw an unprecedented ice and snow event roll through even the Deep South. Of course, all of us in EMS know that snow and ice bring falls. Bones […]
“Dear Santa”…a letter from the Billing Office We intercepted… It’s one of those things that happens. A piece of mail floated into our billing office mailbox just this week and behold it was a note to Santa from a billing office far, far away. Good ol’ Uncle Sam’s delivery guys saw billing on it and […]
Gary’s Granola: Fiber for Today’s EMS Professionals Bloggers note- we’re featuring a post written by our Quick Med Claims colleague and retired paramedic, Gary Harvat. This week, he reflects on his 40+ year career… Earthward Bound A few weeks ago I had the unfortunate experience of plummeting to the ground while on a ladder sixteen […]
Do You Have the Tools You Need for Future EMS? Changing World of EMS It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that we live in a world of constant change. Like the rest of the world, there is a changing world of EMS and it’s happening very fast. Advances in healthcare and technology […]
Harvey- A Reminder BLOGGER’S NOTE – today we take a break from our normal focus to say a few words in light of the natural disaster tragedy continuing to unfold in Houston, Texas and surrounding areas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. We hope you’ll take a minute to read and react. Horrific The only […]
