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CMS to expand ambulance program integrity payment model nationwide
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported that the Prior Authorization Model for Repetitive, Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transport (RSNAT) saved Medicare…
1 officer in Breonna Taylor case indicted for wanton endangerment
The indictment of Brett Hankison, a fired Louisville police officer, is not directly related to the death of Taylor, an ER technician…
The first steps are the hardest: 3 lessons learned on a BLS truck
"With every role we take during our career, in a way, we are auditioning for the next"
Tougher ‘Move Over’ bill passes unanimously in Pa. Senate
The bill would assign license points and double fines for failing to slow down or move over for first responders and other…
W.Va. EMS officials: State mask rule unfairly singles out EMS providers
The West Virginia EMS Coalition asked the state's health department secretary to rescind the rule, saying it is unnecessary and is unfairly…
Pa. 911 center cuts out nonemergency tasks for dispatchers amid staffing shortage
A letter sent to all York County fire, EMS and police chiefs stated first responders must perform all nonemergency communications tasks themselves…
Ala. EMS to close doors in 8 days after city rejects $1.5M loan request
The city's healthcare authority plans to have a new ambulance service up and running to ensure continued coverage after Sept. 30
“I’ve told people what happened but never discussed how it changed me”
An AEMT recounts his first pediatric code, which occurred outside his home while off-duty
Increase pay and paramedics will come? $20k sign-on bonus says otherwise
Zero takers for a $20k sign-on bonus and $25/hour points to underlying recruitment challenges beyond wages and benefits
Pa. medic seriously injured in off-duty motorcycle crash
Cetronia Ambulance Corps Paramedic Sam Yerkes was only a mile away from the station when he was hit by a vehicle and…
Fla. autonomous drone offers faster 911 response, first in nation
Depending on the emergency, the drone can be deployed to deliver Narcan, a tourniquet or a defibrillator
Fla. autonomous drone offers faster 911 response
Depending on the emergency, the drone can be deployed to deliver Narcan, a tourniquet or a defibrillator