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Comment by Bill J. Hufford on March 3, 2010 at 8:32am

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Comment by K C Jones on February 2, 2010 at 6:56am

Join us for the first annual EMS on the Hill Day!
May 3-4, Washington, D.C.

NAEMT invites you to join with EMS professionals throughout the nation to advocate for EMS as part of the EMS community’s first coordinated effort to visit congressional leaders and staff on Capitol Hill. This annual event will:
- Include representation from EMS organizations in all sectors of the EMS community.
- Provide a consistent message to Congress on the key issues affecting EMS and EMS practitioners.
- Encourage and promote broad participation within the EMS community.
Program
May 3, 2010 (evening) — A pre-Hill Visit briefing will prepare participants for visiting their congressional leaders. All participants will receive Hill Visit Kits and appointment schedules.
May 4, 2010 (morning-afternoon) — Participants will visit the offices of congressional leaders to advocate for key EMS issues.
May 4, 2010 (evening) — NAEMT will host a reception for all EMS on the Hill Day participants, congressional leaders and staff, and federal agency staff.
To register or for more information, please go to http://www.naemt.org/advocacy/EMSontheHillDay.aspx.
Be there for EMS!

Comment by Charles Phillips on January 9, 2010 at 12:32am

KC- I would like to respond to some of what you have been posting in this blog regarding the NAEMT. I am a member and frankly I do not see front line EMS providers steering the direction of NAEMT. If you look at the last two election's candidate statements, the candidates are managers, chiefs, or administrators. You do not see front line medics and EMT running for the Board of Directors. Secondly, I see very little discussion of what the NAEMT is lobbying for in Washington and in state capitals. I did not see any postion papers on national health care/insurance reform. The education programs are spotty at best in availability and do not serve those really trying to maintain their national cerifications (the content of PHTLS, AMLS, and EPC are excellent). You all go out of your way to ask for support every year but it seems to this member that you all are some good 'ol boys network that talk alot but really do not do much. If you can please clarify NAEMT's positions and help facilitate more training programs for the EMS rank and file, I would consider continuing my membership. But until you show me what direction this organization is going, I am witholding my membership fees.

Comment by K C Jones on October 9, 2009 at 12:07pm

Join your fellow EMS practitioners as a member of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, the only national membership association dedicated to representing the professional interests of ALL EMS practitioners, including paramedics, EMTs and first responders. Now more than ever, EMS practitioners need the respect and recognition that NAEMT membership brings. There is strength in numbers... and the more members we have, the louder our voice.

Membership in your professional association helps EMS and provides you with a wealth of benefits. Here are a few reasons why you should join NAEMT today:

Professionalism begins with commitment. Membership in NAEMT is a visible demonstration of your support for EMS.

Your voice is needed. The strength of the collective voice of EMS depends on the hundreds of thousands of EMS practitioners who make up the backbone of EMS in our country.

It's sound economics. The benefits you receive as a member are worth much more than the price of membership.

It's good for your career. NAEMT membership presents great opportunities to network and develop your leadership skills.

Membership will keep you connected. NAEMT provides members with regular updates on what is happening in EMS as a whole across the nation and within the association.

It gives you perspective. Connecting with other EMS practitioners gives you new insight and helps you mainain a balanced perspective about your profession.

Your profession needs you. Your association needs you. Every member matters. Join NAEMT today.

Comment by Ahed on September 26, 2009 at 12:39am

I did my part in Elections, thx

Comment by Rebecca Dinan Schneider on September 22, 2009 at 10:37am

Be sure to attend EMS EXPO 2009 from October 26-30 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. The NAEMT Annual Meeting will be held in conjunction with the show, and we encourage you to attend. Open to all members are the General Membership Meeting and Reception as well as committee meetings, the Board of Directors meeting and the Affiliate Advisory Council meeting.

If you’re not yet registered, be sure to take advantage of your exclusive NAEMT member discount of $125! Just provide your membership number when selecting the Three-Day Core Program NAEMT Member Rate on the conference registration form. You can register using the button on the home page of www.naemt.org. Also posted on the home page is the Annual Meeting schedule. See you there!

Comment by K C Jones on September 1, 2009 at 8:36am

I' sorry the link did not post. Here is the links-
Elections-
Bylaw change-
http://www.naemt.org/about_us/Leadership/Elections.aspx
Let's try this.
Stay Safe!
KC

Comment by K C Jones on September 1, 2009 at 8:30am

Good morning! Here is a repost message from President Pat Moore.

Dear NAEMT Member:

It is my pleasure to notify you that candidate statements, background information, and endorsements have been posted on the NAEMT website for viewing by members prior to the open voting period on September 14-28, 2009. Click here to link directly to the candidates’ information on the website.

The proposed revisions to the NAEMT Bylaws that active members will vote on have also been posted. Click here to view the proposed revisions.

To provide additional member access to our candidates, new online forums have been created through which members may ask the candidates questions. Click here to access the candidates’ online forums.

All NAEMT active members are asked to view the information posted and access the candidates’ online forums prior to the commencement of voting on September 14, 2009. If you are currently not an active member and wish to participate in the voting process, click here to login and upgrade your membership.

Please mark your calendars for the open voting period on September 14-28 and be sure to get online and VOTE. Every member of NAEMT matters and your vote matters too.

Sincerely,

Patrick Moore
President

Comment by K C Jones on August 21, 2009 at 7:32am

A Message from Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

In my role as National Coordinator for Health IT, I have the privilege to be part of a transformative change in health care that will help to extend the benefits of health information technology (HIT) to all Americans. With the passage earlier this year of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, we have the tools to begin a major transformation in American health care made possible through the creation of a secure, interoperable nationwide health information network.

Of course, this system is not an end in itself. Rather, it will enable countless other improvements in the quality and efficiency of health care that will make Americans healthier and their economy stronger.

My personal belief in this transformation is not based on theory or conjecture. As a primary care physician for over 30 years, I spent the first twenty shuffling papers in search of missing studies and frequently hoping, during middle-of-the-night emergencies, that I knew enough about patients’ medical histories to make good decisions. All that changed when I began to have access to patients’ electronic medical records. It made me a much better doctor. I would never go back, and neither would the vast majority of American physicians who have made the leap into the electronic age.

In fact, it would be hard for any health professional today to escape the conclusion that the antiquated, paper-dominated system we now have in place isn’t working well for patients, creates added costs and inefficiencies, and isn’t sustainable. As we look at our nation’s annual health care expenditures of approximately $2.5 trillion, there are many ways our current system fails both patients and providers. It is clear that change is necessary.

But how and why is nationwide electronic health information exchange so critical to achieving such change? Most importantly, because it provides the best opportunity for each patient to receive optimal care. The technology will make patients’ complete medical information securely and reliably available to health care providers where and when it is needed – when clinician and patient are together facing medical decisions that can make a lasting difference.

Better, faster, more reliable and efficient care also ultimately reduces system-wide costs by delivering results that help to avoid expensive or prolonged hospitalization from delayed or ineffective treatment, avert costly and sometimes fatal adverse events and unnecessary procedures, and can help to eliminate the onset of disease by better informed management of each patient’s health.

The goal of assuring an electronic health record for every American is daunting. We at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) do not pretend otherwise. We know this will be hard for some clinicians and hospitals, and we stand ready to help with resources provided by the Congress and the Administration.

We also recognize that we cannot achieve the benefits of a nationwide health information system unless we can assure all Americans that their personal health information will remain private and secure when this system exists. Putting into place safeguards for the privacy and security of this information, when it is in electronic form, will be an ongoing priority that influences and guides all of our efforts.

In the days, weeks, and months ahead, we will be rolling out a number of pivotal initiatives called for under the HITECH Act. I urge you to join and support us as we lay the foundation for every American to benefit from an electronic health record, as part of a modernized, interconnected, and vastly improved system of care delivery. We at ONC will be making every effort to keep you updated and fully engaged in all the steps of this national journey.

Sincerely,

David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P.
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Comment by K C Jones on August 14, 2009 at 9:58am

Serving our nation’s EMS Practitioners

NAEMT Position Statement
EMS in Health Care Reform

Statement: The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians believes that the following principles should be observed in the development of national health care reform legislation:

1. Both emergency and non-emergency ambulance services are covered services.
2. Fee schedules for medical insurance are based on the cost of providing the service as determined by the GAO study on ambulance costs.
3. EMS and emergency physicians are active participants in the process of health care reform.
4. Analysis is conducted to determine the impact of health care reform on Emergency Department overcrowding and the surge capacity of EMS systems specifically, and health care in general, in the event of major disasters or public health emergencies.
5. EMS can contribute to more optimal health care and achieve health care savings when integrated with primary care and allowed to refer or transport patients to a variety of medically appropriate facilities.
6. Cost savings should not be achieved by reducing the capacity of EMS to respond with clinically meaningful response times or a certain capacity to surge.
7. EMS data is collected and available for improvements in EMS care, and is integrated with data on the overall health care system.

Background: Emergency Medical Services is an integral component of our nation’s health care system. In 2007, The Institute of Medicine described EMS in the report: Emergency Medical Services At the Crossroads: "Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is a critical component of the nation's emergency and trauma care system. Hundreds of thousands of EMS personnel provide more than 16 million medical transports each year. These personnel deal with an extraordinary range of conditions and severity on a daily basis-from mild fevers to massive head traumas. The work they do is challenging, stressful, at times dangerous, and often highly rewarding. EMS encompasses the initial phases of the emergency care continuum. It includes emergency calls to 9-1-1; dispatch of emergency personnel to the scene of an illness or trauma; and triage, treatment, and transport of patients by ambulance and air medical service. The speed and quality of emergency medical services are critical factors in a patient's ultimate outcome. For patients who cannot breath, are in hemorrhagic shock, or are in cardiac arrest, the decisions made and actions taken by EMS personnel may determine the outcome as much as the subsequent hospital-based care-and may mean the difference between life and death"

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