Healthcare Integration
Emergency services can no longer afford not to partner with their healthcare colleagues. From working with hospitals on avoiding readmission penalties to partnering with social services and public health to prevent injury and illness, EMS systems and other healthcare providers are discovering that the most effective and efficient way to serve the community is by working together.
At Fitch & Associates, we help you navigate the complicated world of healthcare providers and financing. With new programs and ideas emerging around the world, we have the experience and insight to perform a thorough and realistic analysis to determine the true costs and savings of integrated healthcare efforts. From negotiating with Accountable Care Organizations, navigating hospital contracts or establishing integrated communications centers, our team will work with your organization to develop an integrated system that more efficiently uses your resources to deliver care.
Our consultants have:
Change is happening rapidly in healthcare. Our team of experienced advisors can help guide your system through the complexities of this new landscape.
Resources
Rarely does a week go by without another news report about an ambulance service or hospital under investigation by the federal government for fraud or abuse related to billing for transport services.
Despite a tremendous diversity in how emergency medical services (EMS) are provided in municipalities around the country, most U.S. EMS systems share one commonality: They remain primarily focused on responding quickly to serious accidents and critical emergencies even though patients increasingly call 911 for less severe or chronic health problems.
Articles
Non-profit EMS: Myths and truths
Strategies for overcoming the unique challenges of leading a non-profit EMS organization By Roxanne Peek, [...]
Successful and sustainable EMS mentoring programs
By Jay Fitch, PhD, Fitch & Associates Published by EMS1 Mentoring has been around for [...]
FBI, DHS, HHS warn of credible and imminent cyber threat to healthcare
By John Yeast & Anthony W. Minge, EdD Fitch & Associates The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure [...]
Fitch Insights & Perspective
Growing into the Future
For more than a decade we’ve worked to expand the firm’s capabilities for our clients, both old and new. We’ve [...]
Fitch Insights: PTSD-We Have Enormous Work to Do
"We all have to come to a place where we’re looking at what’s driving crisis among our responders." As EMS [...]
Fitch Insights – Dr. Brad Lee
Dr. Brad Lee, MD, JD, MBA, shares how early collaboration and partnership were the keys to success in a groundbreaking project, and [...]
Reports
2024 EMS Trend Report
EMS Trend Report: What paramedics want in 2024 is the latest iteration of the EMS Trend Report, produced through a [...]
2020 EMS Trend Report
This will be a defining year for EMS, shaped by new care delivery options, legislative mandates and the public spotlight. [...]
2019 EMS Trend Report: The Forces Shaping the Future of EMS
How will EMS advance at its current pace of change?
