Saturday, July 19, 2008
Manager-medics: Myths and merits
Michael J. Ward
ems supervisors are often lumped in with battalion chiefs, but the similarities are superficial and the differences are real.The fact that ems supervisors...
code blue: Paging paramedics
Douglas Page
The chronic shortage of emergency nurses has inspired the idea of staffing crowded hospital emergency departments with paramedics. Not everybody likes...
EMS advocate
Charles Rule
James O. Page Jim Page is widely recognized as the most influential proponent of ems delivered by fire departments. After working as a private ambulance...
How to avoid common ambulance billing pitfalls
Peter Lawrence
Each year, millions of ambulance trips are billed to Medicare and other health insurance organizations by fire departments across the country. While specialized...
Can you afford to bill patients for EMS calls?
Leslea Adams
The elected officials are casting their votes regarding a resolution that has been discussed, debated and discounted many times over the last year. One...
Where does EMS rank in your department?
The IAFC Staff
What's the level of commitment to ems in your department? Does your department fully embrace ems with a dedicated ems chief - maybe even an ems command...
EMD: Making the Most of EMS
Jeff J. Clawso and Robert L. Martin, Geoffrey A. Cady and Robert Sinclair
Almost 90% of America's fire departments have a role in providing prehospital medical care and transportation. These fire service-based ems systems are...





