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NEW! AAA PreCon Workshop on Mandatory Cost Data Collection
July 13, 2018 | AAA Staff
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AAA is excited to announce that this year we will be holding a full day pre-conference workshop at the AAA Annual Conference & Trade Show! Join industry experts Rebecca Williamson, Angie McLain, Asbel Montes, Kathy Lester, Scott Moore, and Brian Werfel to learn what the new cost data collection mandates will require and how...
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Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule 2018
July 13, 2018 | Kathy Lester
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On Thursday, July 12, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the “Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2019; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Quality Payment Program; and Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program” Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule).
As you know, the American Ambulance...
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2019 Midwest EMS Expo Call for Speakers
July 5, 2018 | AAA Staff
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2019 Midwest EMS Expo
April 25—26, 2019 | Bloomington, MN
We are asking those individuals interested in presenting at the 2019 Midwest EMS Expo to please submit a session proposal.
Submissions for the 2019 conference are due October 1, 2018
Midwest EMS Expo speakers are NOT compensated, but do receive a complimentary full conference registration
Please...
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2018 AAA Election—Floor Nominations
July 3, 2018 | AAA Staff
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To All AAA Members,
In accordance with the AAA Bylaws, floor nominations for the Board, Ethics and Honorary Membership positions for the 2018 election will be accepted on the AAA board conference call scheduled for the week of July 9th. If you are interested in a position, but have not filled out your nomination form...
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Supreme Court Overturns 1977 Union Dues Ruling
June 28, 2018 | Scott Moore
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Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling in a case that many municipal employers and labor unions have been anxiously awaiting because it may change the power of organized labor in this country. The ruling in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, (AFSCME), overturned a 1977 decision that...
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Massachusetts Legislative Update
June 26, 2018 | Scott Moore
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Last week the Senate passed a measure (HB 4640) that would raise the Massachusetts Minimum Wage to $15.00 per hour incrementally over the next five years. The Bill would also phase out the time and a half pay that some retail establishments who currently must pay employees who work on Sundays and certain holidays...
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Confidential support for AAA member organizations
June 26, 2018 | AAA Staff
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Confidential support for employees of AAA member organizations
As first responders, you regularly bear witness to traumatic events, and you directly experience loss, sadness, and sometimes even frightening violence outside the norm of the human experience. Exposure to trauma can cause emotional reactions for weeks or even months following. If you’re struggling to cope with...
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Ambulance Cost Data Collection is Coming
June 21, 2018 | Tristan North
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Although the most prominent ambulance provision passed in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (H.R. 1892) was the five-year extension of the Medicare add-ons, the Act also included important language directing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to collect cost and other financial data from ambulance service suppliers and providers.
This week, an...
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July Brings Legal Changes for Employers in Many States
June 20, 2018 | Scott Moore
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Oregon Statewide Transit Tax
Important notice to ambulance service employers based in the state of Oregon: there is a new statewide transit tax taking effect on July 1, 2018. Beginning July 1st, employers must start withholding a tax of 1/10th of 1% from the wages of Oregon residents or from non-residents who perform services in...
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4 Tips: Add Empathy to EMS Care
June 19, 2018 | Scott McConnell
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Empathy is about trying to understand, as best we can, someone else’s situation or experience. The question is, do we in EMS truly understand the word? Are we empathetical to ourselves and to the people we work with?
While some say that empathy comes from proper upbringing, today’s decline in civility means we see less...
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CMS Open Door Forum & Follow Up AAA Member Q&A Call - Thursday, June 14
June 14, 2018 | AAA Staff
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has scheduled its next Ambulance Open Door Forum for Thursday, June 14 at 2:00 PM Eastern. If you plan to attend, please dial in at least 15 minutes before the call.
CMS Ambulance Open Door Forum
June 14 | 2:00 PM ET
Participant Dial-In Number: 1-800-837-1935
Conference ID #: 33271311
Questions?
Have more questions? The AAA is...
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Nominations Open - AAA Board of Directors!
June 7, 2018 | AAA Staff
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Call For Nominations Now Open!
Submit a Nomination
Submit Candidate Questionnaire
In accordance with the Bylaws of the American Ambulance Association, it is time to call for members in good standing that wish to serve on the Board of Directors. The AAA is now seeking candidates for the following positions:
President-Elect
Treasurer-at-Large
Secretary
Region I Director...
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Data Privacy
June 1, 2018 | Scott Moore
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This past January, the AAA hosted a webinar presented by EMS/healthcare Attorneys Matthew Streger, Margaret Keavney, and Rebecca Ragkoski, titled Cybersecurity, Top 10 Considerations in Healthcare and How to Address Them. During this very informative webinar, Matt, Margaret, and Rebecca covered one of the biggest issues facing EMS and other healthcare providers today, data...
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OSHA Injury Reporting
May 31, 2018 | Scott Moore
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Last year we notified AAA members that they must begin electronically reporting their workplace injury data to OSHA starting December 1, 2017 for 2016. This is just a reminder to all employers can begin electronically reporting their 2017 workplace injury data through the OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA). 2017 Injury Data must be submitted...
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ACA Affordability Adjustment
May 30, 2018 | Scott Moore
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on May 21, 2018 that it would be increasing the employee shared responsibility premium percentage under the ACA for 2019. Today, employers are compliant with the ACA if their health plans provide “essential health benefits” that are “affordable” for employees. The “affordability” requirement states that an employer’s health...
NEW! AAA PreCon Workshop on Mandatory Cost Data Collection (7/13/2018)
Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule 2018 (7/13/2018)
2019 Midwest EMS Expo Call for Speakers (7/5/2018)
2018 AAA Election—Floor Nominations (7/3/2018)
Supreme Court Overturns 1977 Union Dues Ruling (6/28/2018)
