June 22, 2006
E-Update
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AAA Comment Letter on Medicare Ambulance Proposed Rule
The National Academies of Science, Institute of Medicine Releases Report on the Future of Emergency Care
Second Call for Articles - Summer 2006 Edition of Ambulance Service Journal
2006 Summer Reimbursement Conference Register !
Member Question: Do your vehicles require external decals?
“Secrets of Successful EMS Leaders” by Mike Taigman and Stephen Dean Now Available on AAA-Link
Mark Your Calendar: August Audioconference
ASM 2007 Session
AAA Comment Letter on Medicare Ambulance Proposed Rule
The AAA is finalizing its comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on its proposed rule on Medicare ambulance services that was published in the Federal Register on May 26, 2006. The AAA will have its comment letter completed and ready for distribution to the AAA membership by the end of June. Since comments are not due to CMS until July 25, 2006, AAA members will have ample time to develop and submit their own comments using the AAA comment letter as a guideline. We ask that you not submit your comments until you see those provided to you by the AAA. It is important that the ambulance industry provide CMS with a clear, consistent message regarding our thoughts on the proposed rule.
In the meantime, if you have any questions concerning the proposed rule, please submit them via e-mail to Tristan North at tnorth@the-aaa.org .
The National Academies of Science, Institute of Medicine Releases Report on the Future of Emergency Care
Staff of the AAA attended a briefing on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 regarding the IOM's series of reports on the Future of Emergency Care. Attached are the report summaries and pasted below are the links to each of the summaries. The AAA leadership are reviewing the reports and along with distributing a press release regarding certain key recommendations, will prepare an action plan on how to use the document to support the AAA's legislative and regulatory agendas. The AAA Strategic and Organizational Development Committee is taking the lead on this project and if you would like to participate in the discussion, please join us at the committee meeting at the Summer Educational Conference, July 12 - 15, 2006 in Indianapolis, Indiana or send your comments to mbianchi@the-aaa.org .
http://www.iom.edu/?id=35018 - Key Recommendations and Fact Sheets
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11629.html#toc - Link to EMS Report.
http://fermat.nap.edu/catalog/11621.html -- Link to Hospital-Based Emergency Care Report
http://fermat.nap.edu/catalog/11655.html -- Link to Emergency Care for Children Report
AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION
Second Call for Articles -- Summer ASJ
The American Ambulance Association is now looking for articles for the Summer 2006 edition of the Ambulance Service Journal. Please contact Stacy Bromley at sbromley@the-aaa.org or 703-610-0247 with questions or articles. We NEED YOUR HELP!!!!
2006 Summer Healthcare Reimbursement Conference
July 12 - July 15, 2006
Join us in Indianapolis for the American Ambulance Association’s 2006 Summer Healthcare Reimbursement Conference.
Register now by clicking here and faxing the form to 703-610-9005.
Member Question:
This week's question: Do your vehicles require external membership decals so that they can be viewed through your tinted windows? The current membership decals are applied inside vehicle windows. Please respond to sbromley@the-aaa.org
Secrets of Successful EMS Leaders
“What's Important to You?”
Presented By Mike Taigman and Stephen Dean
June 2006 lesson now available FREE on the AAA-LINK
The popular audio tape series “Secrets of Successful EMS Leaders” by Mike Taigman and Stephen Dean is being posted as a monthly series FREE of charge as a member benefit on the AAA-LINK. Each month a new module will be posted. Listen to the series online or download to your MP3 Player. The series is also being distributed to all AAA member companies who have set up private LINK systems with EMSED.COM. You can access the AAA-LINK at: http://key.emsed.com . A userid and password are required. For more information or to sign up for a FREE userid and password call EMSED.COM at 877-435-9309.
Mark Your Calendar!
Industry Expert Ron Thackery, American Medical Response, will share with you the latest advances in EMS worker and vehicle safety. Effective strategies for negotiation insurance premiums and the management of safety in an EMS organization.
ASM 2006 Spring -> SOLD OUT!
ASM 2006 Summer -> SOLD OUT!
NOW ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS FOR ASM IN 2007
Now accepting enrollment for the 2007 session of the Ambulance Service Manager (ASM) Program. Reserve your place today!
2007 Ambulance Service Manager (ASM)
The ASM Program is sponsored by the American Ambulance Association (AAA) and is for aspiring, new, and experienced managers who wish to develop their leadership competencies and sharpen essential management skills. The program provides a broad foundational curriculum matching cutting edge management theory with real-life practical applications.
The ASM Program is a certification course designed to immerse participants in an engaging learning cohort. A small group of 40 participants moves together through two weeks of face-to-face instruction and experiential learning led by industry leading faculty bridged by several weeks of online discussion and group project work.
ASM Graduates will:
- Develop 41 competencies essential to contemporary leaders managing sustainable EMS Organizations.
- Build problem solving skills through real life case studies, group work, and an industry specific team research project.
- Appreciate principles of system design, operational efficiency, and performance management.
- Demystify the complexities of finance, budgeting, and the ever evolving reimbursement landscape.
- Learn cutting edge practices and theories including appreciative inquiry, emotional intelligence, and other human relations innovations.
- Engage industry leaders as they present current trends in EMS including system design, technology, best practices, and what the future holds.
Dates for the 2007 program are:
- Online Session Begins: January 29, 2007
- On-site Week 1: February 25-March 2, 2007
- On-site Week 2: April 29 - May 4, 2007
Go to http://www.fitchassoc.com/Services/conferences.htm to download the brochure and registration materials.
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