September
2, 2004
E-Update
Table of Contents:
AAA
Annual Conference & Trade Show- Register Today
Atlanta,
GA - October 19-23, 2004
AAA Confirms GAO Ambulance Costs Report will be National in Scope
2004 AAA Community Service Program
Leadership
& Retention - Interactive Audio Conference
Thursday, September 16, 2004
AAA Election - Ballots Have Been Mailed
August 30 Issue of DHS Today
2004 Annual Conference & Trade Show
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A Full Day and a COPY of AAA's newest tool for members; the Community Guide for Ensuring High-performance Emergency Ambulance Service Community Guide.
Medicare 101-Basics presented by David Werfel, Esq., AAA Medicare Consultant.
Information Technology-Preview the cutting edge technologies available to EMS.
Explore the LARGEST exhibit of EMS- products and the latest innovations in ambulance and medical equipment.
AAA 25th Anniversary Celebration- Help us commemorate our 25th anniversary and remember a quarter century of change.
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AAA Confirms GAO Ambulance Costs Report will be National in Scope
On August 27, the AAA sent the Government Accountability Office (GAO) a letter requesting written confirmation that their report on the costs of providing ambulance services will be national in scope. Later that day, the GAO provided a letter in response confirming that it would indeed be national in scope.
During the initial meeting on June 22 between the AAA and GAO, representatives of the AAA emphasized that the report needs to be national in scope and include ambulance service providers in all nine census regions. The AAA was concerned that the GAO would survey providers in only those states adversely affected by the fee schedule because that was the mandate under Section 414(a) of the Medicare Prescription Drug Act (MMA). At the meeting, the AAA received an oral assurance from the GAO that the report would be national in scope and include providers in every census region but now has that commitment in writing.
To access the AAA and GAO letters and for more information on the GAO
report, go to the “Reimbursement Issues” section of the AAA
website at www.the-aaa.org. We will
keep you posted on new developments with the report.
2004 AAA Community Service Awards
The AAA's Community Service Committee and the Management Training Institute are planning the 2004 Community Service Program to recognize outstanding community service programs for ambulance services.
We are seeking entries for the most innovative and original Community Service Programs from the following categories:
Legislative Advocacy - Programs that were designed to influence public policy or a grassroots advocacy program (examples: ambulance ride-a-long with policy maker)
Recruitment & Retention or Professional Development - Programs designed to recruit or retain employees or for others to gain interest into a career in the field of EMS (examples: career fairs, continuing educational programs)
EMS Week or Stars of Life Program - Events that occurred on the week of May 10th-16th, 2004 to promote the EMS industry or a local Stars of Life Program
Community Service - Any charitable organizational or volunteer work, involvement, partnerships, or sponsorship (examples: co-sponsoring a 5k charity run)
Health, Wellness & Injury Prevention - Public information campaigns, public safety programs, injury prevention programs, or public service announcements (examples: Safe EMS Driving Awareness, sponsoring CPR training)
Emergency Preparedness - Programs to promote preparedness for natural disasters, acts of terrorism or any other public heath emergency
All entries will be featured in the AAA's 2004 Guide to Community Service Programs, and ten entries will be selected to present at the Community Service Program on October 21, 2004 at the AAA's Annual Conference and Trade Show in Atlanta, GA.
To enter your program or for more information click here.
Leadership
& Retention - Interactive Audio Conference
Thursday,
September 16, 2004 - 11:30a.m. - 1:00p.m. EST
Are you concerned about leading your organization so that people not only want to stay but also go the extra mile to ensure success? While there are many specific reasons for people considering a move to another organization and then making a final decision to leave, an overriding factor is that of leadership practices. Building on research that explores concerns in organizations, this on-line session will give you a framework for leading your organization so that people stay, become strongly affiliated and move closer to their full potential.
The cost for the Interactive On-Line Audio Conference is $70 for AAA members and $109 for non-members.
The registration fee includes the interactive presentation and log-on information to participate in the toll-free interactive audio conference.
PRESENTER:
Ron
Elsdon – Principal, New Beginnings Career and College
Guidance
Ron specializes in the workforce and career fields, providing organizational consulting, individual coaching and counseling, public speaking, publishing, and lecturing. In 2000, Ron and his co-author were awarded the Walker Prize by the Human Resource Planning Society for the paper that best advances state-of-the-art thinking or practices in human resources.
AAA Election - Ballots Have Been Mailed
The AAA Headquarters has mailed out the 2004 election ballots to the primary contacts at each AAA active member company. If you have not received your ballot please contact kkeefe@the-aaa.org.
Election results will be announced at the 2004 AAA Membership Meeting on Thursday, October 21, 2004 in Atlanta, GA.
August 30 Issue of DHS Today
The latest issue of DHS TODAY can be found at: http://www.fema.gov/pao/dhs/update-083004.htm. DHS Today is the weekly publication of the Department of Homeland Security which includes their news, press releases and events.