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New Software Streamlining Escambia EMS Billing, Patient Care Reports
December 10, 2021
Escambia County EMS has transitioned to new streamline billing and patient care reports.
“ImageTrend Elite is a report-writing software platform that allows EMS to more efficiently document patient care reports,” said Escambia County EMS Chief David Torsell. “This platform allows previously transported patient data to be accessed for faster documentation in the field, data analysis for continuous review, electronic patient care reports to be sent to local hospitals and for EMS to receive patient outcome data from hospitals.”
EMTs are able to use ImageTrend to expedite the documentation process between EMS and the local hospital, and allows data-sharing that can be used for overall quality improvement.
ImageTrend has a patient care billing platform that allows EMTs and paramedics to ensure accuracy with billing processes, which includes measures that allow for gathering additional patient information even after EMS services are complete. Statements are also generated in a timely manner, which are then distributed to the patient or the patient’s insurance provider.
Public Safety Eric Gilmore said Escambia County EMS is currently able to generate a patient bill the day after a transport.
As Escambia County EMS crews are continuing to utilize the software, they will be able to quickly gather information on their patients, especially with those who have used Escambia County EMS in the past. Overall, the ImageTrend data analysis allows EMS to do internal studies to track information on patient encounters, such as overdoses, heart attacks, strokes and more.
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Thanks for the clarification Nana
There is no such thing as private medical information today.
The HIPA issue as ANYTHING ELSE ONLINE is pure fiction concerning privacy and rights. When any data about you is online is can be accessed by many you think cant and ones you dont think have that ability. It has nothing to do with security as there is none.
And you do not have to be a hacker furthermore.
Do you thing all this info you put on paper at any facility, no human sees it.
Our society is flooded with breaches of information. Where humans are involved, it will always.
It doesn’t matter what any person or institution tells you.
It’s a lie, and as I stated, we dont want to talk about that. Our information is never secure and never has been
Alluded*
@Bill they can only access the information that a patient previously gave to EMS on another call. They never eluded to being able to access the patient’s hospital and/or doctor’s records.
Did I read this right? HIPA doesn’t apply to EMS. They can access medical information regarding services, treatments, diagnosis, and such rendered by medical professionals not working for EMS.