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Change Medicare? Save EMS

By in Life Under the Lights at March 17, 2011 at 3:28 pm
The "Fee-for-Transport" revenue model has failed us. EMS has grown to fit the healthcare payment system and has limited so much of our profession's evolution. We need new revenue streams and innovation, not archaic regulation. Viva EMS! Read More »

EMS 2.0 as Explained to My Brother

By in Life Under the Lights at May 26, 2010 at 2:18 pm
I had a good conversation with my brother the other day. We talked about this "blogging" stuff I do and the topic turned to EMS 2.0. Guess what he wants me to do? Read More »

Are We the Gatekeepers to the Emergency Healthcare System? – EMS 2.0

By in Life Under the Lights at January 21, 2010 at 1:16 am
EMS 2.0 has so much potential to save billions in unneccesary healthcare costs here in the US. Could this be an example? In this scenario, I tell the story of what I've put into practice since the Chronicles of EMS came on the scene. Read More »

EMS Pay Sucks!! (Part 4) – We Control the Market

By in Life Under the Lights at January 7, 2010 at 11:33 pm
Low Price. High Quality. Good Service - Of those three choices, which two do you want our profession to pick? It's time for a little economics and some collective awakening of our profession. Let's change the rules of the game. Read More »

EMS Pay Sucks! Let’s do something about it

By in Life Under the Lights at December 28, 2009 at 11:44 am
I'll be kicking EMS compensation squarely in the butt over the next few posts due to the fact that I'm mad as heck and I don't plan on taking it anymore. Here's the introduction and some pre-reading. Read More »

Paramedics Providing Physicals? Decreasing Healthcare Costs and Improving Care – EMS 2.0

By in Life Under the Lights at December 8, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Brainstorming ways that Paramedics and EMS could improve the Healthcare system and save money is part of EMS 2.0. Could a paramedic provide your next annual physical exam? Maybe we should. Read More »

Socialized Medicine in the US – Everyone! Please read this and LOOK AT THE FREAKING CHART

By in Life Under the Lights at July 24, 2009 at 2:45 am
http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_12/news/37125-1.html?type=printer_friendlyThis article is from a congressional newsletter and has information presented by both sides. Please read it. Then e-mail it. Then link to it.Thanks y'all. Read More »

100 posts? Wow… Really? How about a clip show?

By in Life Under the Lights at July 23, 2009 at 3:40 pm
see more Lolcats and funny picturesOnce again, Thank you www.Icanhascheezburger.com you make station time ever much so more bearable.The above picture sums up a lot of what I think EMS needs. There's a lot of birdies standing upright on the wires in EMS.… Read More »

I'm a drug pusher, I guess

By in Life Under the Lights at July 22, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Hey City Medics, I got a question for you!I hypothesize that country medics push more medications than city medics do. I've always found that I push more meds when I'm working rural ALS than I do when I'm working urban EMS. It's weird. Even though I usua… Read More »

Runnin Hot and Rockin out

By in Life Under the Lights at July 20, 2009 at 1:32 am
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Meat In the Seat gets a front page Link

By in Life Under the Lights at July 16, 2009 at 2:19 am
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaHa ha ha HAAAAA!!!http://wegotableeder.blogspot.com/2009/07/medicmarch-and-volcano.htmlMy hero. Read More »

CHECK OUT THE NEW LAYOUT! And other randomness

By in Life Under the Lights at July 14, 2009 at 10:39 pm
Like the layout? I did it myself and I'm proud of it.Yep, it ain't all that great... but it's something that I did myself and I likes it.That is not to say, though, that it's not going to change. A lot. Over the next undetermined length of time.Happy put… Read More »

The Current US Economy and EMS: An In-depth look at how this mess will affect 911 in your community

By in Life Under the Lights at July 13, 2009 at 5:20 pm
The Emergency Medical Services industry is a plucky, hard-driven lot these days. We're the healthcare safety net for every socioeconomic class. When the normal points of entry into the healthcare system fail to catch a disease process or when the unthink… Read More »

Yet another Shoutout to Happy Medic

By in Life Under the Lights at July 13, 2009 at 4:37 am
I swear, like 908% of this blog is becoming shoutout's to YourHappyMedic's content. I don't mean to do it so much... but it's just so dang good.http://yourhappymedic.blogspot.com/2009/07/ems-is-not-health-or-human-service.htmlThere's his latest. Please r… Read More »

The current US economy and EMS – An unexplored potential

By in Life Under the Lights at July 12, 2009 at 1:01 am
I'm not one to be consumed by doom-and-gloom type news stories on the state of the economy. I firmly believe that in most cases macroeconomic forces do not generally affect the pocketbooks of individuals. A wise man once said that if you choose not to pa… Read More »

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