/treat-in-place Treat in Place en-US Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:18:38 GMT /ems-trend-report/digital-edition-what-paramedics-want-in-2025 Download your copy to explore expert analysis, frontline commentary and actionable strategies your agency can implement right now to dig into the drivers behind the burnout spiral Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:18:38 GMT /ems-trend-report/digital-edition-what-paramedics-want-in-2025 /billing-and-administration/medpac-stacks-the-deck-against-ambulance-services Despite CMS's comprehensive cost findings, MedPAC’s selective data edits paint a distorted picture — risking the financial future of thousands of ambulance services Thu, 01 May 2025 18:30:16 GMT /billing-and-administration/medpac-stacks-the-deck-against-ambulance-services /billing-and-administration/a-billion-dollars-of-savings-the-legacy-of-et3 Matt Zavadsky discusses the CMS disclosure and the latest in the move to fund treatment in place Mon, 13 May 2024 16:18:58 GMT /billing-and-administration/a-billion-dollars-of-savings-the-legacy-of-et3 /ems-trend-report/digital-edition-what-paramedics-want-in-2025 Download your copy to explore expert analysis, frontline commentary and actionable strategies your agency can implement right now to dig into the drivers behind the burnout spiral Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:18:38 GMT /ems-trend-report/digital-edition-what-paramedics-want-in-2025 /billing-and-administration/medpac-stacks-the-deck-against-ambulance-services Despite CMS's comprehensive cost findings, MedPAC’s selective data edits paint a distorted picture — risking the financial future of thousands of ambulance services Thu, 01 May 2025 18:30:16 GMT /billing-and-administration/medpac-stacks-the-deck-against-ambulance-services /legislation-funding/n-y-governor-signs-bills-supporting-ems-costs-treatment-options Gov. Kathy Hochul signed treat-in-place and whole blood bills, empowering EMS providers Thu, 03 Oct 2024 14:29:57 GMT /legislation-funding/n-y-governor-signs-bills-supporting-ems-costs-treatment-options /treat-in-place/n-y-representative-pushes-bill-to-have-medicare-pay-for-treatment-in-place-model The bill would end a requirement that Medicare patients be transported to emergency facilities for providers to receive reimbursement Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:45:04 GMT /treat-in-place/n-y-representative-pushes-bill-to-have-medicare-pay-for-treatment-in-place-model /ems-management/new-w-va-allows-ems-providers-to-treat-in-place-at-homes-instead-of-transport Legislation includes a protocol checklist for treating patients in their homes instead of being transported to an emergency department Thu, 30 May 2024 12:35:23 GMT /ems-management/new-w-va-allows-ems-providers-to-treat-in-place-at-homes-instead-of-transport /billing-and-administration/a-billion-dollars-of-savings-the-legacy-of-et3 Matt Zavadsky discusses the CMS disclosure and the latest in the move to fund treatment in place Mon, 13 May 2024 16:18:58 GMT /billing-and-administration/a-billion-dollars-of-savings-the-legacy-of-et3 /technology/articles/medical-direction-stepping-up-the-ladder-W5RiTAduLCMVpPw5/ Communication applications, tech allow real-time feedback on critically ill patients; enable error-insulated hospital reporting Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:31:26 GMT /technology/articles/medical-direction-stepping-up-the-ladder-W5RiTAduLCMVpPw5/ /roundtable-reducing-the-burden-on-ems-providers Adopting programs to improve service delivery and agency culture Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:19:19 GMT /roundtable-reducing-the-burden-on-ems-providers /et3/articles/continue-to-innovate-continue-to-collaborate-SRUzCctllEAvNAk2/ Peer-reviewed, empirical data is needed to pursue alternative payment structures Fri, 14 Jul 2023 17:25:36 GMT /et3/articles/continue-to-innovate-continue-to-collaborate-SRUzCctllEAvNAk2/ /et3/articles/et3-dont-let-this-be-the-final-word-gN9luS50iEi6iwPy/ Turning frustration into action as the end of ET3 puts a wrench in treatment in place, alternate destinations Fri, 14 Jul 2023 14:47:01 GMT /et3/articles/et3-dont-let-this-be-the-final-word-gN9luS50iEi6iwPy/ /treat-in-place/articles/op-ed-to-ease-hospital-crowding-let-ems-providers-treat-patients-in-place-yLcm2GaRovAcCMpY/ In a Boston Globe opinion piece, Dr. Eric Dickson says paying ambulance services to care for patients at home instead of transporting them would also cut costs Thu, 11 May 2023 17:47:23 GMT /treat-in-place/articles/op-ed-to-ease-hospital-crowding-let-ems-providers-treat-patients-in-place-yLcm2GaRovAcCMpY/ /ems-trend-report/articles/what-paramedics-want-in-2022-4PVYVO9rHnGRwfzW/ 3,213 EMS providers speak up about job satisfaction, effective leadership, safety and innovation in the EMS Trend Survey Fri, 22 Jul 2022 18:12:22 GMT /ems-trend-report/articles/what-paramedics-want-in-2022-4PVYVO9rHnGRwfzW/ /vehicle-crashes/articles/photos-tractor-trailer-slams-into-calif-apparatus-staging-crash-scene-IjVgXOR89xcSgfQp/ San Bernadino firefighter-paramedics treated two people who were injured in the crash Mon, 06 Jun 2022 16:13:09 GMT /vehicle-crashes/articles/photos-tractor-trailer-slams-into-calif-apparatus-staging-crash-scene-IjVgXOR89xcSgfQp/ /staffing/articles/calif-county-ems-crews-told-to-assess-and-refer-patients-due-to-staff-shortages-cGCdrM3slVoVHNLf/ The new policy should help hospitals cut about 15-20% of daily calls for service, said Dan Lynch, emergency medical services director Thu, 13 Jan 2022 17:10:56 GMT /staffing/articles/calif-county-ems-crews-told-to-assess-and-refer-patients-due-to-staff-shortages-cGCdrM3slVoVHNLf/ /ems-products/ems-data-management/articles/charting-the-year-in-review-RH9ChCGCOKLB5cWz/ Looking back into the data on EMS activations and trends, and looking forward in hope Mon, 20 Dec 2021 15:31:33 GMT /ems-products/ems-data-management/articles/charting-the-year-in-review-RH9ChCGCOKLB5cWz/ /community-paramedicine/articles/new-york-insurance-health-system-collaborate-on-new-care-delivery-models-B0eYgzRPysub2rW4/ Empire BlueCross BlueShield and Mount Sinai Health System have reached an agreement to offer community paramedicine, ET3 and treat-in-place options Wed, 06 Oct 2021 19:26:14 GMT /community-paramedicine/articles/new-york-insurance-health-system-collaborate-on-new-care-delivery-models-B0eYgzRPysub2rW4/ /ems-products/telehealth/articles/quick-take-building-a-sustainable-economic-model-for-an-ems-telehealth-program-aR2A1j4FFzP2AT1b/ Learn where to find willing partners and payers for an EMS telehealth navigation program Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:29:52 GMT /ems-products/telehealth/articles/quick-take-building-a-sustainable-economic-model-for-an-ems-telehealth-program-aR2A1j4FFzP2AT1b/ /care-delivery-real-time-implementing-telehealth-ems/articles/telehealth-funding-to-increase-access-to-real-time-care-LOPqwClZIBSd74ef/ Grant programs and relief funding to support telemedicine initiatives, technology and training offer continued financial assistance to eligible agencies Sun, 29 Aug 2021 21:19:29 GMT /care-delivery-real-time-implementing-telehealth-ems/articles/telehealth-funding-to-increase-access-to-real-time-care-LOPqwClZIBSd74ef/ /coronavirus-covid-19/articles/acadian-eyes-tiered-response-amidst-la-covid-surge-zdUNTO5Gy1cq4iGB/ Medics are preparing to treat some patients at home rather than transport them to hospitals Fri, 13 Aug 2021 13:26:01 GMT /coronavirus-covid-19/articles/acadian-eyes-tiered-response-amidst-la-covid-surge-zdUNTO5Gy1cq4iGB/ /et3/articles/amr-et3-program-expands-to-ga-counties-dx7GYIzG0XBA4OCo/ After a successful pilot program in DeKalb County, AMR becomes the largest group included in the CMS ET3 model Fri, 30 Jul 2021 13:29:48 GMT /et3/articles/amr-et3-program-expands-to-ga-counties-dx7GYIzG0XBA4OCo/ /treat-in-place/articles/cms-implements-waiver-for-treatment-in-place-reimbursement-during-pandemic-8KpkVux3XBJgs7wO/ The waiver is retroactive to March 1, 2020 and allows for reimbursement when patients aren't transported due to community-wide COVID-19 protocols Thu, 06 May 2021 17:29:16 GMT /treat-in-place/articles/cms-implements-waiver-for-treatment-in-place-reimbursement-during-pandemic-8KpkVux3XBJgs7wO/ /ems-products/financial-services/articles/even-not-for-profit-doesnt-mean-all-for-free-Pq0PaaikY72ebwOs/ As prices soar on gas, lumber and consumer goods, EMS cannot follow market forces to increase prices for our services Thu, 06 May 2021 15:59:57 GMT /ems-products/financial-services/articles/even-not-for-profit-doesnt-mean-all-for-free-Pq0PaaikY72ebwOs/ /treat-in-place/articles/sponsors-of-treatment-in-place-legislation-named-naemt-ems-legislators-of-the-year-sq0go6mb66KA3q6c/ Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Rep. Cynthia Axne introduced legislation into the American Rescue Plan Thu, 08 Apr 2021 19:20:06 GMT /treat-in-place/articles/sponsors-of-treatment-in-place-legislation-named-naemt-ems-legislators-of-the-year-sq0go6mb66KA3q6c/ /treat-in-place/articles/bruce-evans-on-tip-legislation-ems-on-the-hill-r3ii7N5L9KzFyPAU/ The NAEMT president joins the podcast to discuss his first 100 days, treatment in place and the upcoming virtual EMS on the Hill Day Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:21:37 GMT /treat-in-place/articles/bruce-evans-on-tip-legislation-ems-on-the-hill-r3ii7N5L9KzFyPAU/ /treat-in-place/articles/treatment-in-lieu-of-transport-otWWZrjYRn2v3W7F/ What the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 means for treatment and transport reimbursement post COVID-19 Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:42:03 GMT /treat-in-place/articles/treatment-in-lieu-of-transport-otWWZrjYRn2v3W7F/ /legislation-funding/articles/zavadsky-ludwig-and-lawrence-treatment-in-place-hurdles-eIjQBd7vOArQoScI/ NAEMT, IAFC and AAA leaders discuss vaccine hesitancy, PPE fatigue and treatment in place legislation Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:24:27 GMT /legislation-funding/articles/zavadsky-ludwig-and-lawrence-treatment-in-place-hurdles-eIjQBd7vOArQoScI/ /ems-management/new-w-va-allows-ems-providers-to-treat-in-place-at-homes-instead-of-transport Legislation includes a protocol checklist for treating patients in their homes instead of being transported to an emergency department Thu, 30 May 2024 12:35:23 GMT /ems-management/new-w-va-allows-ems-providers-to-treat-in-place-at-homes-instead-of-transport /billing-and-administration/medpac-stacks-the-deck-against-ambulance-services Despite CMS's comprehensive cost findings, MedPAC’s selective data edits paint a distorted picture — risking the financial future of thousands of ambulance services Thu, 01 May 2025 18:30:16 GMT /billing-and-administration/medpac-stacks-the-deck-against-ambulance-services /billing-and-administration/a-billion-dollars-of-savings-the-legacy-of-et3 Matt Zavadsky discusses the CMS disclosure and the latest in the move to fund treatment in place Mon, 13 May 2024 16:18:58 GMT /billing-and-administration/a-billion-dollars-of-savings-the-legacy-of-et3 /roundtable-reducing-the-burden-on-ems-providers Adopting programs to improve service delivery and agency culture Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:19:19 GMT /roundtable-reducing-the-burden-on-ems-providers /coronavirus-covid-19/articles/acadian-eyes-tiered-response-amidst-la-covid-surge-zdUNTO5Gy1cq4iGB/ Medics are preparing to treat some patients at home rather than transport them to hospitals Fri, 13 Aug 2021 13:26:01 GMT /coronavirus-covid-19/articles/acadian-eyes-tiered-response-amidst-la-covid-surge-zdUNTO5Gy1cq4iGB/