Steve Wirth’s EMS Perspectives, Changes & Benefit During the Pandemic
With so many changes and challenges occurring in EMS during the COVID-19 pandemic, JEMS Editor Emeritus A.J. Heightman held a special episode of the EMS TODAY Show with EMS legal expert Steve Wirth, Esq., EMT-P, from the EMS legal firm Page, Wolfberg and Wirth (PWW).
During this special episode, A.J. and Steve discuss:
-- CARES Act funding for EMS services and the terms and conditions of acceptance;
-- HIPAA issues under the Pandemic and the requirement for hospitals to inform EMS agencies if a patient they transported to their facilities tested positive for COVID-19;
-- Documentation issues…
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