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Title: JEMS.com - Volume 136 - February 9, 2006 - Member News

JEMS.com Member News February 9, 2006 Volume 136 Register Now: EMS Today Conference & Expo | March 21-25, 2006 | Baltimore, MD To view this newsletter online, go to http://www.jems.com/newsletters/JEMS.com-Member-News-Volume136 CMS Freezes Medicare Ambulance Payments For 4 Days By Mannie Garza Editor, EMS Insider Medicare officials dropped a bomb on the ambulance industry on Feb. 2 by announcing that Medicare would stop reimbursing ambulance services until it corrected rates for 2006. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services lifted the freeze on Feb. 6 ... Full Story Letter from AAA President Bob Garner EMS law firm PWW discusses impact of freeze Ill. service increases base rate in response to cuts EMS Cartoon of the Week Steve Berry is the author of the EMS cartoon book series I'm Not an Ambulance Driver, available at ... www.iamnotanambulancedriver.com EMS and the Law To Transport or Not to Transport? Part 2 of 2 By W. Ann Maggiore, JEMS.com Columnist The first part of this article introduced the major issues involved with non-transport calls, including the results of a few legal cases involving medical patients. (To read part one, click here.) Part 2 discusses two historical trauma cases, destination decisions and system abuse ... Full Story Read other JEMS.com original columns Sponsored by ZOLL Data Systems If you currently outsource your billing and collection functions, and are considering the option of bringing your billing in house, it's imperative that you assess the entire billing process prior to making any changes. Click here (PDF) to learn how you can experience the benefits of in-house billing. Click here to find out how Native Air, the leading fixed-wing and helicopter air medical transport service provider in Arizona, successfully brought their billing in house and improved cash flow. Another Perspective Rotoriasis By Bryan Bledsoe, JEMS.com Columnist Rotoriasis is a poorly understood debilitating condition afflicting medical, paramedical and nursing personnel. The syndrome has been recently described as afflicting those who habitually inhabit medically-tasked helicopters. Rotoriasis has been present for several decades. However, due to ... Full Story Read other JEMS.com original columns JEMS.com Tip of the Week Intersection Safe Passage By Rick Patrick, JEMS.com Columnist When exercising the privileges of an emergency response granted by your state laws, remember that there is more to account for than just routine traffic. The average two-lane intersection is eight lanes of traffic. Add the shoulders of the road and you ... Full Tip Click here to submit a Safety Tip to JEMS.com  Words That Should Be in the EMS Dictionary But Aren't Fecal Alcohol Syndrome When a patient is so intoxicated that they poop their pants ... Full Definition Read previous EMS words and definitions submitted to JEMS.com Click here to submit an EMS word to JEMS.com Sponsored by TheFireStore.com TheFireStore.com features an outstanding selection of great deals on EMS equipment and supplies. TheFireStore.com features EMS bags, CPR supplies, EMS belts, Water Rescue Supplies, Knives & Tools, Collar Pins, Blankets, Shears & Holster Sets, and more. Click here to go to TheFireStore.com News and Announcements: New Delivery: South Park Ambulance District Press Release: Masimo Signs Agreement with Novation for Pulse Oximetry, and New Masimo Rainbow SET™ Technology IAFC EMS section officer nominations open [National News] Air ambulance study identifies best intubation [Gainesville, Florida] Report blames Katrina response on FEMA head [National News] EMS Today 2006 Register for EMS Today by January 10, 2006, to take advantage of these great benefits: You'll be entered in a raffle for a Baltimore Family Fun Pack worth $250 You'll save $60 off the registration price You'll receive a commemorative JEMS Games souvenir Get details on EMS Today 2006. News and Announcements: Rewards Program Enrollment: First Responders Financial Provides Rewards Program for Responders and their Families Study: Heart attack victims 'too embarrassed to call ambulance' [Dublin, Ireland] Sept. 11 first responders form Ground Zero for Peace [National News] Iraqi ambulance drivers face new emergency [Baghdad, Iraq] JEMS.com Welcomes: American Safety & Health Institute (ASHI) Sponsors Training Products Category on JEMS EmCert sponsors Training Products Category on JEMS Robotronics Sponsors New Child Safety Education Category on JEMS Featured Deal: Free Trial Course from EmCert Case Study: GSW To Chest JEMS.com eNews sent by: Jems Communications 525 B Street, Suite 1900 San Diego,CA 92101 (800) 266-5367 If you are no longer interested in receiving JEMS.com eNews, please click on the Unsubscribe link below. DO NOT REPLY to this email. © Elsevier Inc. 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