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COMMUNITY

N.Y. Town Holds Emergency Responder Day

August 7, 2015

Events included demonstrations on how arrests are made, tours of emergency vehicles and a vehicle extrication demonstration.

Calif. City Weighing Whether to Get its Own Ambulances

New Rural/Metro Contract to Put More Ambulances on N.Y. Town's Streets

Pa. Crash Victim Tried to Steal Ambulance, Police Say

Texas City Delays Action in Fire, EMS Funding Debate

Ohio County Receives $1 Million Mobile Stroke Unit

Ore. Fire Department and Ambulance Advisory Committee to Discuss Ground Transport

Peers to Help Newtown Responders Cope with Trauma

MEDIA CENTER

Ala. EMT Given First Responder Hero Award

Texas City Limits Complicate EMS Call For Stroke

Bat Boy Dies in Kansas After Being Hit in Head By Swing

Texas Agency Metrocare Ranked Nationally As Top Workplace

New Tenn. Requirement Spurs Recruitment Worries

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INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE

Study Puts Medicare's Three-Day Inpatient Hospital Stay in Focus

August 7, 2015

Revising policy could shorten hospital stays, avoid medical complications and curb costs, authors say

INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE

Blue Cross Now Seeking 34.6% Rate Hike in NC for ACA Plans

August 7, 2015

North Carolina's largest health insurer is scrapping its June request for a 25.7% rate increase in favor of a larger rate hike

INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE

Yelp Adds Medicare, Other Data to Reviews of Hospitals, Doctors

August 7, 2015

Crowdsourcing site is expanding hospital and doctor pages with quality assessment data from investigative nonprofit group ProPublica

INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE

Recondo Earns Most-Improved Score in KLAS 2015 Mid-Term Performance Review

August 7, 2015

From RECONDO TECHNOLOGY

Company's EmpoweredPatientAccess™ suite tied for greatest score improvement year-to-date in 2015

COMMUNITY

Mich. Emergency Crews Rescue Bird on the Lam

August 7, 2015

The tropical parrot escaped from the owner's home.

PATIENT CARE

N.H. Narcan Law Facing Challenges

August 6, 2015

The law became effective July 1 and allows caregivers to get a prescription for and use naloxone.

OPERATIONS

Texas Council Approves Increase in Ambulance Fees

August 6, 2015

It will be the first time in seven years that fees have been increased.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

EMT Training Classes Returning to West Virginia City

August 6, 2015

The cost for the entire course is $395.

OPERATIONS

Texas City Council Could Drop Fire, EMS on District

August 6, 2015

The proposal would transfer responsibility for the area's emergency medical and fire services to the district over four years.

PATIENT CARE

N.H. Governor Says No to Mayor's Request to Declare Heroin Emergency

August 6, 2015

The governor also said she is unable to use funds from the federal government to create a drug court in Manchester.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

N.C. Agencies to Conduct Emergency Drill Friday

August 6, 2015

Organizations will test local response capacity for mass dispensing of vaccines.

OPERATIONS

West Virginia County Hears Emergency Communications Concerns

August 6, 2015

It can take as long as 30 minutes to get emergency communications restored after a power failure.

PATIENT CARE

Texas Officials Inform Representative on Handling of Synthetic Marijuana in City

August 6, 2015

U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Clarendon, is looking to make it easier for law enforcement to go after manufacturers, distributors and sellers of the products.

OPERATIONS

Pa. County to Get Smart911 Technology

August 6, 2015

The service provides additional information about 911 callers to dispatchers.

OPERATIONS

Ga. Woman Jailed After Calling 911 an Estimated 150 Times

August 6, 2015

The 41-year-old was charged with improper use of emergency services.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Video Case of the Week: Altered Mental Status

ReelDx Education: Best practices for emergency assessment are made vivid through real patients.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Simulations Lead to Successful Training for Community Paramedicine Project

The training for the program included four hours of simulation training for each paramedic.

OPERATIONS

EMS Compass Releases First Performance Measures for Review

August 5, 2015

EMS agencies at the local, regional and state levels are encouraged to evaluate these measures immediately.

INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE

RSQ911, Beyond Lucid Will Integrate Patient Satisfaction Surveys into NEMSIS v3 ePCR

August 5, 2015

From BEYOND LUCID TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Within the next three years, patient satisfaction with care received from clinicians—including EMS—will make up a substantial portion of compensation.

MEDIA CENTER

EMS Squadcast: Tattoos and Piercings

EMS Squadcast host Tim Perkins discusses handling patients with piercings and tattoos with Scott DeBoer.

PATIENT CARE

Comfort Dogs Help Ease Troubled Minds

In Connecticut, AMR uses the animals to aid patients—and providers.

COMMUNITY

Concert Dedicated to Wisc. Responders

August 5, 2015

About 140 volunteers have been offered free tickets to the event.

PATIENT CARE

At Fla. ER, Paramedics Take Care of Kids' 'Boo-Boos'

August 5, 2015

The "Boo-Boo Care Team" treats small injuries that bring children to the emergency room.

PATIENT CARE

Maine City Sees 14 Overdoses in 24-Hour Period as Heroin Takes Toll

August 5, 2015

Five of the 14 individuals were in cardiac arrest by the time paramedics arrived.

CAREERS/PERSONNEL

Former Conn. Ambulance Employee Facing Larceny, Drug Charges

August 5, 2015

The 32-year-old is accused of stealing money from co-workers while they responded to calls.

PATIENT CARE

Train Derailment Caused by Flooding Kills 31, Injures 70 in India

August 5, 2015

A spell of rain has hampered rescue and relief operations at the site of the train accidents.

OPERATIONS

Fixing N.C. EMS Base Would Be Costly

August 5, 2015

The total costs of renovations would be about $460,000.

PATIENT CARE

Ind. Currents, Waves Present Risk to Lake Swimmers

August 5, 2015

With many Lake Michigan beaches lacking a lifeguard, struggling swimmers need to buy time for rescuers.

OPERATIONS

Ill. Tornado Slipped Under Radar, Emergency Officials Say

August 5, 2015

The EF1 tornado was confirmed to have hit following a storm that began to roll through Lake County at about 8 p.m.

CAREERS/PERSONNEL

Former Calif. Firefighter Wants Manslaughter Charge Dismissed

August 5, 2015

The motion will be heard on August 24.

PT HANDLING/TRANSPORT

Colorado County Approves Ambulance Permits

August 5, 2015

The four vehicles passed inspections and will join the existing fleet of ambulances that serve the county.

INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE

Lack of Cooperation Among Health Facilities Mars Antibiotic Resistance Fight, CDC Says

August 5, 2015

Infection rates could increase as much as 10% over the next five years, hitting about 340,000 people annually