In EMS|MC’s data, the average charge for a patient pronounced dead prior to transport is $975.55, with an average ...

At the state level, legislative momentum is also growing. Several states considering balance billing protections are ...

You arrive at the scene to find a patient struggling to breathe. They can’t speak clearly, no family is present, and no one knows their medical history. What medications are they on? Do they have life ...

The paramedics did almost everything right. They responded to a call for an unconscious man slumped on a bus bench. He was barely breathing. His pupils were pinpoint. The signs pointed to a narcotics ...

When buildings, land, apparatus, equipment and other assets are included as part of EMS departments, the agencies are multimillion-dollar organizations. Thus, they are businesses, and they must be ...

Advanced AEDs, sophisticated mechanical CPR devices and automated tourniquets put firefighter/paramedics and EMTs in position ...

The arguments for integrating EMS data and making it available through the electronic medical record (EMR) system include improving continuity of care, supporting medical decision making (MDM), and ...

Out-of-hospital readiness in pediatric emergency medical service agencies in the US is modest; gaps remain in family-centered ...

CommonSpirit Health says its new interoperability partnership with ESO, a vendor of patient registry software for emergency medical services, is improving patient care and provider education across ...

Emergency departments (EDs) across the country are facing unprecedented challenges. Visit numbers continue to rise — along with patient complexity — resulting in crowding and longer wait times. 1 As a ...