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<title>Board wants Ky. hospital to manage EMS</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Courier-journal.com LA GRANGE, Ky. &mdash; The Oldham Ambulance Taxing District board voted 2-0 Monday night to move forward with developing a contract with Baptist Healthcare Affiliates Inc., a nonprofit and the legal name for Baptist Hospital Northeast. Baptist was the top choice out of the five entities that submitted proposals, said Stan Clark, director of the board and Oldham&rsquo;s chief financial ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:46:58 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Rumors Surround Ambulance Authority Proposal in W. Va.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ChicagoTribune.com BECKLEY, W.Va. &mdash; Plans for a countywide ambulance authority are still very much in the talking phase, despite rampant rumors to the contrary, according to Monroe County Commission President Shane Ashley. The notion of a unified system is being explored, Ashley confirmed at Wednesday&#39;s commission session, but cautioned, &quot;It&#39;s years away.&quot; Bruce L. Power Sr ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 17:13:21 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>County approves new EMS billing services</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Laurinburgexchange.com LAURINBURG, N.C. &mdash; The Scotland County Board of Commissioners convened for less than an hour on Monday during its regularly scheduled meeting to accept a new EMS billing services agreement, and to authorize the county to begin the application process to garner a Community Development Block Grant. Upon the recommendation of Scotland County Manager Kevin Patterson, the board ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 16:36:23 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Top 5 ways to improve collection rates</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ &quot;We&#39;re being pressured to improve our collection rates. What&#39;s a reasonable goal"&quot; There&#39;s no single answer: Every EMS service is different, so a &quot;reasonable&quot; collection rate in one system might be out of reach for another. But improving your collection rate is still possible, though, beginning with a review of billing collection processes, payer mix, rates and revenue ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:40:35 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Va. EMS agency rescue revenue is growing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Orange County ReviewORANGE COUNTY, Va. &mdash; When the ambulance sirens are still blaring and the lights are still whirling, the cost of the ride is usually pretty far down on the list of immediate concerns in an emergency. But sometimes it's still there. For the vast majority of Orange County citizens, though, that concern can be forgotten, as taxes and insurance companies foot the bill for those ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Jan 2012 17:21:54 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Southeastern Specialty Vehicles Announces New Hires</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Territory Expands with Addition of Richard Duncan, Jim Dunn and Eric Snyder Wake Forest, NC &ndash; Donald Pleasants, CEO of Southeastern Specialty Vehicles, a producer of ambulance remounts, rescue vehicles and specialty vehicles, announced that Richard Duncan, Jim Dunn and Eric Snyder are new members of the sales team. Richard Duncan resides in Narrows, VA and is a life member of Giles Lifesaving ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:16:08 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Feedback Innovations to Unveil New Online, Custom Reporting Software </title>
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<description><![CDATA[Feedback Innovations&#39; new software will be officially uneviled at the ZOLL Summit on May 1-4 in Denver, Colorado. Also, Feedback Innovations is offering 3 months free when your organization signs up for one year at the conference. Stop by booth 301 for more details. Ambulance providers use the Feedback Innovations system to collect and analyze data from every EMS call, and benchmark their results ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:51:04 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Knowella Offers Fire Department Customer Service Class</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Homer, AK &mdash; Knowella is pleased to announce a seven-day class to learn how to go about grant writing, customer service, and new technologies for fire departments and EMS agencies. Hear success stories from notable speaker Alan Brunacini, Fire Chief of the Phoenix Fire Department. Learn how he instilled customer service within his department, as well as success and how he learned from failures.The ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:00:38 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Gwinnett County announces Contract with Digitech for EMS Billing Services</title>
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<description><![CDATA[EMS billing services contract means increased efficiency for Gwinnett County Briarcliff Manor, NY&mdash; Gwinnett County, Georgia, released its 2012 annual contracts list, naming Digitech Computer, Inc. as the recipient of the award for Ambulance Billing Services for the Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services. The contract is for a one year term with four additional one year renewal options. Gwinnett ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:09:38 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>NAEMT Adds Grassroots Network of State Advocacy Coordinators </title>
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<description><![CDATA[Clinton, Miss. &mdash; To continue to build and support the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT)&#39;s national EMS advocacy efforts at the state level, 18 NAEMT members have been appointed as volunteer state advocacy coordinators. The new state advocacy coordinators are: Arkansas - Kenneth C. Jones, BSE, NREMT-P California &ndash; Michael McDonough, NREMT-P Colorado &ndash; ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:16:55 UTC</pubDate>

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