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HRSA eNews Expanding Health Care Access and Resources in …

WEBA new report featuring data from HRSA’s 2016-2019 National Survey of Children’s Health, shows that children’s mental health was a substantial public health concern even before the COVID-19 pandemic started. This report is an update to one first published in 2013 in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and …

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Summary of Change Healthcare Cyberattack and HHS Statement

WEBChange Healthcare is a health care technology company that provides support and technical services to UHG and numerous other health care insurers. In response to the cyberattack, UHG proactively isolated the affected systems while it works to assess the damage. Change Healthcare offers a range of services to the healthcare …

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Retention, Revenue, and Realizations in MIH

WEBIn the lecture titled “Retention, Revenue, and Realizations in Mobile Integrated Health,” industry leaders will explore the intersection between Mobile Integrated Health (MIH), Community Paramedicine (CP), and critical issues in the EMS sector. Topics discussed will include well-being and professional development of personnel, innovation …

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NHTSA Publishes New National EMS Education Standards

WEBNHTSA Publishes New National EMS Education Standards. Written by AAA Staff on November 22, 2021. Posted in Regulatory. Revised Standards outline minimum competencies for entry-level EMS clinicians to perform their roles. After a community-wide, collaborative effort, the newly updated National EMS Education Standards are now …

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WEBAre you an AAA member? Log In first to get member pricing!. Nominating Organization. Organization *

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EMS.gov HHS Announces New Performance Goals to Enhance …

WEBThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), announced on January 24, 2024, the release of new voluntary Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPGs).These guidelines are specifically designed for the Health Care and Public Health (HPH) sector.

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CMS Announced Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments in …

WEBOn March 9, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the creation of the Change Healthcare/Optum Payment Disruption (CHOPD) Program. Under the CHOPD Program, CMS will make […]

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Exhibit Booth Staff Registration Page

WEBexhibit hall booth staff registration 2024 Staff Registration . Annual Conference Booth Personnel Registration. Select Your Organization

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HIPAA and Mobile Devices: What Your Service Needs to Know

WEBBelow, we list a few of the major components of the HIPAA Rules that all ambulance services can implement in order to keep PHI safe and secure on the go. All mobile devices that can access PHI must have full-disc encryption. Additionally, all devices should be routinely backed-up on encrypted servers. In the event that a device is lost or

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Tag: Community Paramedicine / Mobile Integrated Health (MIH)

WEBHHS OIG Issues Advisory Opinion Permitting Community Paramedicine Program Designed to Limit Hospital Readmissions. On March 6, 2019, the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) posted OIG Advisory Opinion 19-03.The opinion related to free, in-home follow-up care offered by a hospital to eligible patients for the purpose of …

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Treatment In Place

WEBOne of the American Ambulance Association’s top priorities is to ensure that Medicare policies support getting patients to the right care location in the right way. Medicare is the dominant payer of ground ambulance services. This fact means that Medicare has a disproportionate impact on the ability of ground ambulance entities to stay open.

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Model EMS Clinical Guidelines v3

WEBPosted in Operations, Patient Care, Regulatory. From NASEMSO on March 23, 2022. The NASEMSO Model EMS Clinical Guidelines project team is delighted to unveil Version 3 of the National Model EMS Clinical Guidelines. In completing Version 3, the project team has reviewed and updated all existing guidelines, as well as added four …

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Exhibitor Registration

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Promoting Suicide Safety for EMS Providers

WEBSuicide . Prevention. Creating a suicide-safer workplace for EMS Providers . Message: “We are prepared to help.” Prevention Tasks SUPPORT: Promote health coping skills, self-care, and a supportive workplace

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Lights & Siren Vehicle Operations on Emergency Medical Services …

WEBJoint Statement on Lights & Siren Vehicle Operations on Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Responses February 14, 2022 Douglas F. Kupas, Matt Zavadsky, Brooke Burton, Shawn Baird, Jeff J. Clawson, Chip […]

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Intercultural Communication for Ambulance Services

WEBIt is projected that 72% of the U.S. population growth over the next 20 years will come from immigrants or the children of immigrants. By the year 2050, the U.S. population will be 438 million, up from 296 million in 2005. Nearly 82% of the increase will be due to immigrants and their U.S. born children. Nearly one in five Americans (19%) will

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VA Issues Rule Expanding Coverage of Ambulance Services

WEBBecause the interim final rule expands Millennium Bill coverage to include situations where a health plan makes a partial payment, the VA found it necessary to amend its regulations governing the payment of ambulance claims. Specifically, the VA amended its regulations at 38 C.F.R. 17.1003 to provide that ambulance providers will …

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Guide to ICD-10 for Ambulance Services

WEBThe codes in the Medical Conditions List are taken from the ICD-9-CM diagnosis code set. Option 2: Suppliers may report the ICD-9-CM (or ICD-10-CM when appropriate) diagnosis code that is provided to them by the treating physician or other practitioner. Option 3: Suppliers may report the ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 799.9 unspecified illness.

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AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION DOCUMENTATION …

WEBDOCUMENTATION MANUAL. Updated and revised for the American Ambulance Association by: Brian S. Werfel Werfel & Werfel, P.L.L.C. and Rebecca B. Williamson, BA, RN, NRP Muskogee County EMS. A guide to assist ambulance providers in develo ping and implementing pr ograms to ensure that their operations are in full compliance with legal …

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