Professionalism Starts with our Own

[Guest guest]

How can we be professionals when we (providers and DSHS alike) allow EMS

companies to be certified with the names they are applying. Today I saw:

-The " Meat " Wagon

In the past I have seen:

-Wheel Care EMS

-Z Best EMS

-Medi Taxi

and the list goes on and on. When are we going to put a stop to this? The

Houston Chronicle wrote a scathing article Sunday on private EMS providers

defrauding Medicare. I believe the numbers were 333 of 386 providers in

County alone were under investigation by CMS last year. We must police

ourselves! We must put a stop to this practice or we will never see an increase

in public respect or pay.

Just sayin.

Matt

[Guest guest]

Matt,

I completely agree, but it would seem that we even have difficulty finding

common ground on even simple matters. I order to police ourselves, we all have

to agree to conform to a set standard. This, it would seem, has been our

greatest downfall.

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McGee, EMT-P

N5SHY

1982 CB900C

> How can we be professionals when we (providers and DSHS alike) allow EMS

companies to be certified with the names they are applying. Today I saw:

> -The " Meat " Wagon

>

> In the past I have seen:

> -Wheel Care EMS

> -Z Best EMS

> -Medi Taxi

> and the list goes on and on. When are we going to put a stop to this? The

Houston Chronicle wrote a scathing article Sunday on private EMS providers

defrauding Medicare. I believe the numbers were 333 of 386 providers in

County alone were under investigation by CMS last year. We must police

ourselves! We must put a stop to this practice or we will never see an increase

in public respect or pay.

>

> Just sayin.

>

> Matt

>

>

[Guest guest]

Matt,

I completely agree, but it would seem that we even have difficulty finding

common ground on even simple matters. I order to police ourselves, we all have

to agree to conform to a set standard. This, it would seem, has been our

greatest downfall.

Sent from my iPhone

McGee, EMT-P

N5SHY

1982 CB900C

> How can we be professionals when we (providers and DSHS alike) allow EMS

companies to be certified with the names they are applying. Today I saw:

> -The " Meat " Wagon

>

> In the past I have seen:

> -Wheel Care EMS

> -Z Best EMS

> -Medi Taxi

> and the list goes on and on. When are we going to put a stop to this? The

Houston Chronicle wrote a scathing article Sunday on private EMS providers

defrauding Medicare. I believe the numbers were 333 of 386 providers in

County alone were under investigation by CMS last year. We must police

ourselves! We must put a stop to this practice or we will never see an increase

in public respect or pay.

>

> Just sayin.

>

> Matt

>

>