Safety at Roadside Emergencies is Non-Negotiable *By William D. Hayes, MBA, EFO Is the Scene Safe? It’s no secret that working roadside emergencies is one of the most dangerous situations that emergency responders can find themselves in. In 2022, the Emergency Responder Safety Institute (ERSI) cited 11 fire/EMS personnel who lost their lives in […]
Should EMS Reduce the Use of Lights & Sirens? Part II By Brian Maloney * When people ask me why I got into emergency medical services I tell them the story of taking a CPR class while in college. I completely fell in love with the idea of being able to help people in […]
Should EMS Reduce the Use of Lights & Sirens? Part I By Brian Maloney * When people ask me why I got into emergency medical services I tell them the story of taking a CPR class while in college. I completely fell in love with the idea of being able to help people in their […]
Q-Bi, from a Super User Perspective! Part 2 By Matt Heffelfinger, MBA, RN, CFRN, EMT-P, CMTE * The Q-Bi Tool was developed by Quick Med Claims (QMC), in concert with QMC Clients, several years ago to provide additional transparency, more robust reporting, and business analytics capability. The tool was initially deployed in 2021 and […]
Q-Bi, from a Super User Perspective! Part 1 By Matt Heffelfinger, MBA, RN, CFRN, EMT-P, CMTE * The Q-Bi Tool was developed by Quick Med Claims (QMC), in concert with QMC Clients, several years ago to provide additional transparency, more robust reporting, and business analytics capability. The tool was initially deployed in 2021 and […]
Sign on the Dotted Line! Properly Obtaining Patient Signatures in the Field. By Chuck Humphrey, B.A., EMT-B, CAC, CACO, CADS * Can you boast a 100% signature rate? In my 37 years of EMS field experience, I can boast a 100% patient signature success rate…NOT! It’s a joke that circulates between my EMS billing […]
New Year’s Resolution: It’s time we all kept one for our Industry By Gary Harvat, CMTE, EMT-P (RET) * Well, here we are, a new year underway and with any new year, there comes the plethora of New Year’s resolutions. I always find this somewhat amusing as Americans mentally commit to doing better with varied […]
Sending Season’s Greetings from our Family to Yours By S. Mark Talley, Chief Executive Officer* There is an old saying that says, “the days are long, but the years are short”. Perhaps you have heard that one too? If you are like me, you realize how true that statement is, especially during the holiday season. […]
Extend the Medicare Extenders have been Extended!!! By Chuck Humphrey, B.A., EMT-B, CAC, CACO, CADS, * The Gift in Numbers… Remember these numbers 2037 and 2454. That’s S2037 and HR2454 as Congress passed these companion measures in a late-year Omnibus funding package that gifts two very big items to the ambulance industry this year. […]
Christmas Vacation Values By Billy D. Hayes * Now that we are just a few weeks away from Christmas, holiday movies are flooding the television channels. My personal favorite is National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation starring Chevy Chase as Clark W. Griswold. Like many who appreciate the film, I can pretty much quote the lines word […]
