Fire Administration and Billing News & Articles

AMR: ET3 payment model is a ‘great step forward’

AMR released a response to the ET3 announcement and said the model aligns with the company’s “key initiative” to provide a “better model for care delivery”

IAFC applauds Emergency Triage, Treatment and Transport reimbursement model

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The model policy will reimburse fire departments for the cost of providing Medicare beneficiaries with treatment-without-transportation and transporting patients to alternative destinations

CMS announces Medicare reimbursement for certain non-transport treatment

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The Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport Model makes Medicare reimbursement available for treatment without transport

10 tips for managing EMS billing compliance issues in the fire service

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Charting, internal audits and following OIG/Medicare rules and exclusions can prevent a costly audit

How today’s public fire departments were born from private fire brigades

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The evolution of emergency services provided by municipal fire departments and the fire service budget

Spotlight: Cost RecoveRX services allow FDs to fight fires, not funding issues

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Cost RecoverRX's staff of NFIRS-certified experts help recover incident response costs to provide fire departments with a reliable, monthly revenue stream

NY bill would allow volunteer firefighters to recover ambulance costs

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The bill would give volunteer fire departments the ability to make up the extensive costs of ambulance services by billing insurance companies

Scheduling: Making the case for change (white paper)

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This free white paper describes the steps needed to build a case for automated scheduling that aligns with your agency’s goals

Budget challenges facing fire chiefs of combination departments

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Public safety budget limitations impact firefighter training, recruitment and retention

Fire/EMS budget planning primer for fire chiefs

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Climbing the ranks of the fire service often fails to prepare new chiefs to discuss financial issues with local elected and appointed officials

Fire dept. paramedics help visually impaired man pay bills, buy groceries

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After responding to a welfare call, the paramedics found the man had been having trouble paying his phone bill and doing other necessary activities

Software to implement and manage your fire department’s health and wellness program

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Health and wellness program software aims to improve firefighter health and protect their access to cancer presumption legislation

The ransomware epidemic: What fire chiefs need to know

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Don't get caught paying to access your data; use these tips to prevent, identify and recover from public safety ransomware attacks

FRI 2017 Quick Take: Reducing EMS calls through community partnerships

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Chief Travis Myklebust offered strategies to create community partnerships and collaboration to achieve a reduction in 911 calls the fire service responds to

What's new with firefighter accountability and tracking technology?

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Changing from an active to a passive system might solve the persistent issue of lack of accountability as a contributing cause to firefighter LODDs

Fire & EMS grants: What is a DUNS number?

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All fire and EMS agencies need a DUNS number – a unique, free identifier – to bid on government contracts or apply for government grants

AFG grant funding for SCBA purchases

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AFG grant funding for SCBA is the best route for fire departments to replace allocation of SCBA packs and spare cylinders

Tech fire departments need for telemedicine

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Technology offers a way for fire departments to meet the evolving demand for and nature of pre-hospital care

Public safety leadership: Be cautious of extreme narcissists

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Leaders should not ignore people in their organizations who appear to be extremely narcissistic, because these people usually have their own self-serving agenda

5 questions to answer before any EMS purchase

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Answering these questions provides a blueprint for a quality process and product implementation into the EMS agency

5 fire department uses for tablets

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Tablet computers fit neatly between a smartphone and laptop and are doing more now than ever; here's how fire departments can get the most out of tablets

What's hot with emergency response software

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Taking the digital leap or upgrading an exiting system presents a daunting array of options; here's how to narrow those choices

Fire chiefs lobby state to halt ambulance-fee policy

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Fire chiefs oppose policy of insurer paying patient directly, saying it leads to fraud

Is your department’s tax-exempt status at risk?

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The IRS changed the rules and requirements for volunteer fire department annual filings... and your department may have already lost its tax-exempt status.This means your department may owe back ta...