The National Association of State EMS Officials published a helpful guide to help EMS agencies make educated decisions when choosing an electronic patient care reporting (ePCR) vendor.

Deciding on ePCR Software Guide

CMS announced a 3-year long Medicare Prior Authorization model for repetitive, scheduled non-emergent ambulance transports in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina.

The model goes in to affect 12/1/14 and all transports submitted that fit this service description will require a prior authorization on or after 12/15/14. PN, NJ, and SC EMS providers can officially start submitting prior authorization requests to their Medicare contractor (Novitas/Palmetto) on 12/1/14.

PWW, the National EMS Industry Law Firm, is offering a webinar that talks about the top ten reasons EMS data is at risk and tens ways to combat against this risk in your EMS agency.

The webinar will discuss everything from password protection not being enough to the proper handling of lost or stolen laptops.

Click here to learn more about PWW's EMS Data Breaches webinar.