/billing-and-administration Billing and Administration en-US Wed, 03 Apr 2024 17:59:45 GMT /ems-advocacy/the-ways-and-means-to-ensure-resilient-emergency-medical-care Ed Racht and Matt Zavadsky recount their EMS advocacy testimony to the U.S. House Committee Wed, 03 Apr 2024 17:59:45 GMT /ems-advocacy/the-ways-and-means-to-ensure-resilient-emergency-medical-care /billing/whatever-your-ems-billing-option-customer-service-is-part-of-the-plan Whether you need a professional biller or just billing software, this company works to make it easy Fri, 01 Mar 2024 20:41:48 GMT /billing/whatever-your-ems-billing-option-customer-service-is-part-of-the-plan /EMS-grants/afg-2023-arrives-in-2024-critical-changes-you-need-to-know Detailing changes to equipment and PPE priority lists Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:31:17 GMT /EMS-grants/afg-2023-arrives-in-2024-critical-changes-you-need-to-know /ems-management/san-diego-fd-reconsiders-ambulance-service-models Fire Chief Colin Stowell to start a review comparing the current system with in-house or hybrid EMS service Thu, 09 May 2024 13:20:44 GMT /ems-management/san-diego-fd-reconsiders-ambulance-service-models /billing-and-administration/n-m-ambulance-service-sees-reduced-rate-increase-in-deal-with-regulators Albuquerque Ambulance Service had initially proposed a 100% ambulance rate increase Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:03:11 GMT /billing-and-administration/n-m-ambulance-service-sees-reduced-rate-increase-in-deal-with-regulators /politics/ind-county-officials-remain-divided-on-ems-options Floyd County officials unable to agree on EMS coverage as ambulance contract expires soon Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:09:38 GMT /politics/ind-county-officials-remain-divided-on-ems-options /billing/n-y-fds-ambulance-service-revenue-nearly-matches-start-up-operating-costs The Lockport Fire Department has a revenue amount of $800K compared to $872K spent to start the ambulance service Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:24:25 GMT /billing/n-y-fds-ambulance-service-revenue-nearly-matches-start-up-operating-costs /ambulance-service/hawaii-officials-seek-proposals-for-ambulance-service-in-2-counties The Department of Health is looking for proposals for Kauai and Maui counties Sun, 21 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT /ambulance-service/hawaii-officials-seek-proposals-for-ambulance-service-in-2-counties /salary/ky-ems-personnel-fire-chief-board-members-face-off-over-wage-cuts-billing-problems A Hopkinsville board member proposed a wage reduction of about $20 per EMS paycheck, though some board members disputed this figure, preferring pay cuts to job losses Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:27:40 GMT /salary/ky-ems-personnel-fire-chief-board-members-face-off-over-wage-cuts-billing-problems /billing-and-administration/cleveland-officials-outsource-ambulance-billing-after-drop-in-collections Collections dropped nearly 50% last year to $8.5M, compared to 2021 and 2022鈥瞫 collections of $15.8 and $14.4M Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:00:02 GMT /billing-and-administration/cleveland-officials-outsource-ambulance-billing-after-drop-in-collections /billing-and-administration/n-m-regulators-recommend-lower-ambulance-rates-mileage-charges Officials recommended a lower rate than what Albuquerque Ambulance Service sought Sat, 13 Apr 2024 16:00:00 GMT /billing-and-administration/n-m-regulators-recommend-lower-ambulance-rates-mileage-charges /ems-advocacy/the-ways-and-means-to-ensure-resilient-emergency-medical-care Ed Racht and Matt Zavadsky recount their EMS advocacy testimony to the U.S. House Committee Wed, 03 Apr 2024 17:59:45 GMT /ems-advocacy/the-ways-and-means-to-ensure-resilient-emergency-medical-care /politics/ind-officials-reject-ambulance-service-bid-debate-ems-funding-options Floyd County Commissioners voted to pursue negotiations with AmeriPro Health as council members consider fire-based EMS Tue, 02 Apr 2024 19:11:24 GMT /politics/ind-officials-reject-ambulance-service-bid-debate-ems-funding-options /salary/top-10-best-and-worst-states-for-paramedic-salaries Do you agree with these rankings? Wed, 27 Mar 2024 20:57:40 GMT /salary/top-10-best-and-worst-states-for-paramedic-salaries /billing-and-administration/more-states-add-protections The introduction of the No Surprises Act at the federal level, along with similar laws in various states, is starting to change how healthcare is delivered in the U.S. Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:53:53 GMT /billing-and-administration/more-states-add-protections /rural-ems/mass-planning-commission-keeps-ambulance-service-from-closing Hilltown Community Ambulance Association in Huntington avoided having to end service to six towns Fri, 22 Mar 2024 13:47:11 GMT /rural-ems/mass-planning-commission-keeps-ambulance-service-from-closing /politics/biden-administration-cancels-5-8b-in-student-debt-for-firefighters-nurses-public-service-workers Latest round of canceled debt applies to over 77,000 borrowers Thu, 21 Mar 2024 20:28:40 GMT /politics/biden-administration-cancels-5-8b-in-student-debt-for-firefighters-nurses-public-service-workers /legislation-funding/ill-voters-approve-tax-increase-to-fund-ems-in-fd-budget EMS did not have a budget of its own in the Harristown fire department finances Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:35:41 GMT /legislation-funding/ill-voters-approve-tax-increase-to-fund-ems-in-fd-budget /billing/ariz-fd-seeks-to-increase-transport-billing-to-staff-additional-ambulance Gilbert Fire and Rescue plans to use the revenue from a 1.7% increase to staff an additional ambulance Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:50:11 GMT /billing/ariz-fd-seeks-to-increase-transport-billing-to-staff-additional-ambulance /ambulance-service/ind-county-officials-debate-benefits-of-private-and-fire-based-ems Floyd County officials are undecided on ambulance service options Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:15:07 GMT /ambulance-service/ind-county-officials-debate-benefits-of-private-and-fire-based-ems /fire-ems/ind-county-tables-ambulance-provider-recommendation-seeks-info-on-fire-based-ems The Floyd County council members have expressed concerns about the costs of the potential three-year ambulance contract and expressed interest in the fire-based EMS approach Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:17:13 GMT /fire-ems/ind-county-tables-ambulance-provider-recommendation-seeks-info-on-fire-based-ems /education-and-training/ga-county-highlights-benefits-from-fire-ems-cross-training-project Thomas County Emergency Services began cross-training fire and EMS personnel as a cost-savings measure Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:55:20 GMT /education-and-training/ga-county-highlights-benefits-from-fire-ems-cross-training-project /billing/whatever-your-ems-billing-option-customer-service-is-part-of-the-plan Whether you need a professional biller or just billing software, this company works to make it easy Fri, 01 Mar 2024 20:41:48 GMT /billing/whatever-your-ems-billing-option-customer-service-is-part-of-the-plan /hospital/wis-city-pays-hospital-system-450k-to-settle-over-1m-in-ems-claims Portage leaders had initially declined to pay Apsirus after it took over EMS Fri, 01 Mar 2024 14:39:59 GMT /hospital/wis-city-pays-hospital-system-450k-to-settle-over-1m-in-ems-claims /billing/ill-officials-approve-500-lift-fee-at-assisted-living-facilities Decatur City Council ordinance comes after increased fire department calls to assisted-living facilities, nursing homes Sun, 25 Feb 2024 17:00:00 GMT /billing/ill-officials-approve-500-lift-fee-at-assisted-living-facilities /search-and-rescue/unprepared-n-h-hiker-declines-ambulance-transport-over-worry-of-cost-after-11-hour-rescue After "numerous poor decisions" and a lengthy rescue, Cole Matthes drove himself to the hospital Wed, 21 Feb 2024 15:22:29 GMT /search-and-rescue/unprepared-n-h-hiker-declines-ambulance-transport-over-worry-of-cost-after-11-hour-rescue /billing/mich-city-council-considers-billing-senior-living-facilities-for-non-emergency-ems-calls Warren city council voted to have an ordinance written billing the residential facilities for lift assists and other non-emergency calls Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:44:08 GMT /billing/mich-city-council-considers-billing-senior-living-facilities-for-non-emergency-ems-calls /contract/ind-commissioner-says-safety-is-first-consideration-in-reviewing-ambulance-service-bids New Chapel EMS and AmeriPro Health are competing to see who will provide EMS for Floyd County Mon, 12 Feb 2024 15:26:54 GMT /contract/ind-commissioner-says-safety-is-first-consideration-in-reviewing-ambulance-service-bids /lawsuit/amr-sues-calif-county-over-contract-award-process AMR officials claim San Bernardino County supervisors violated state law in awarding contract to lower-scoring CONFIRE Mon, 12 Feb 2024 13:46:38 GMT /lawsuit/amr-sues-calif-county-over-contract-award-process /rural-ems/articles/researchers-determine-approximate-start-up-costs-for-rural-ambulance-service-3CbW4h0G3lqF4lcN/ Research conducted by the University of Southern Maine found an approximate cost of $1.04M per year for an ambulance service in a low-volume area Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:23:36 GMT /rural-ems/articles/researchers-determine-approximate-start-up-costs-for-rural-ambulance-service-3CbW4h0G3lqF4lcN/ /family-home/articles/buying-a-home-this-year-theres-help-available-7nA2NZfdi3eBde5f/ Lower or eliminate your down payment, or cut your mortgage in half with these programs for first responders Wed, 26 Jan 2022 21:52:56 GMT /family-home/articles/buying-a-home-this-year-theres-help-available-7nA2NZfdi3eBde5f/ /salary/articles/a-slap-in-the-face-ny-ems-providers-want-compensation-not-a-parade-BggCBs1ceOhy1Sui/ The announcement of a COVID-19 parade for EMS workers was a shock for providers who worked long hours during the height of the pandemic amid staffing shortages Thu, 01 Jul 2021 15:16:43 GMT /salary/articles/a-slap-in-the-face-ny-ems-providers-want-compensation-not-a-parade-BggCBs1ceOhy1Sui/ /salary/articles/boston-paramedic-made-nearly-300k-in-2020-due-to-call-volume-ovPZRA3ah5nqQuv9/ With the heightened amount of medical calls during the pandemic, some EMS providers logged a massive amount of overtime Tue, 15 Jun 2021 13:57:12 GMT /salary/articles/boston-paramedic-made-nearly-300k-in-2020-due-to-call-volume-ovPZRA3ah5nqQuv9/ /SA国际传媒-guide-to-ambulance-electrification/ The time has come for electric vehicles in EMS Wed, 24 Jan 2024 21:50:45 GMT /SA国际传媒-guide-to-ambulance-electrification/