News Items

• First Measures to Uniformly Evaluate EMS-Based Mobile Integrated Healthcare Programs Released
  Fort Worth, TX – October 31, 2016 – For the past two years, 28 stakeholder organizations and 65 program agencies have participated in the development of measures designed to help EMS […]
  October 31, 2016 | 125060pwpadmin

• 25 things to know about healthcare costs
  From ACA mandates to baby boomers rapidly switching to Medicare, there are a number of factors influencing healthcare costs in the U.S. Here are 25 things to know about those […]
  October 27, 2016 | 125060pwpadmin

• Webinar Recording: Introduction to AIMHI and The New Role of High Performance / High Value EMS – Part 1
  We’re so excited to partner with FirstWatch to bring you our first webinar introducing our rebranding (formerly the Coalition of Advanced Emergency Medical Systems (CAEMS), that highlights high performance EMS […]
  October 20, 2016 | 125060pwpadmin

• Texas drops appeal against Teladoc lawsuit
  Texas and its state medical board on Monday withdrew their appeal that questioned whether Teladoc could challenge the state’s controversial telemedicine restrictions. The Texas Medical Board said its board on […]
  October 19, 2016 | 125060pwpadmin

• The Dallas County Medical Society Introduces the Dallas Choice Plan, an Alternative to the 1115 Waiver
  As physician leaders in North Texas, we have concerning news. Healthcare for the most vulnerable patients in Texas is threatened even more as the likelihood increases that we’ll see less […]
  October 13, 2016 | 125060pwpadmin

• Free Webinar
  The former Coalition of Advanced Emergency Medical Systems (CAEMS) is now The Academy of International Mobile Healthcare Integration (AIMHI). This rebranding demonstrates high performance EMS systems’ focus to highlight the […]
  October 4, 2016 | 125060pwpadmin

• Tapping the Potential of Community Paramedicine
  September 28, 2016 Kenneth W. Kizer, M.D., was a firefighter when paramedicine was emerging in the Los Angeles area and, as director of California Emergency Medical Services Authority in 1983, […]
  September 28, 2016 | 125060pwpadmin

• The Revolution in EMS Care
  There’s a revolution taking place in emergency medical services, and for many, it could be life changing. From the increasingly sophisticated equipment they carry and the new lifesaving techniques they […]
  September 26, 2016 | 125060pwpadmin

• A New Kind of Paramedic for Less Urgent 911 Calls
  September 2016 If there is one issue confronting our health-care system on which just about everyone agrees, it’s this: Unnecessary emergency room visits are a significant driver of costs. But […]
  September 19, 2016 | 125060pwpadmin

• Great job reducing readmissions, hospitals (but it’s about to get harder)
  September 17th, 2016 If unnecessary hospital readmissions are, as some suggest, the low-hanging fruit in the pursuit of better healthcare, hospitals should get ready to pluck less and less. Hospital […]
  September 19, 2016 | 125060pwpadmin