Medicare Program; Prior Authorization of Repetitive Scheduled Nonemergent Ambulance TransportsMarilyn Tavenner
Those living in an urban location were more prone to non-emergent ambulance utilization (OR=2.95; 95% CI: 2.16-4.03). Compared to government-owned hospitals, patients presenting to privately owned non-profit (OR=1.58, 95% CI: 1.31-1.90) and for-profit (OR=1.56, 95% CI: 1.14-2.12) ...
A conservative estimate of the national economic burden of non-emergent ambulance transportation, based upon the weighted national frequency of non-emergent ambulance utilization (3.9 million per year) and the average Medicare payment for ambulance transport ($340), is $1.32 billion per year. ...
This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with non-optimal resource utilization for adult patients undergoing emergent interfacility transport by air ambulance in Ontario, Canada. A secondary objective was to determine if non-optimal resource utilization was associated with deterioration in ...
This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with non-optimal resource utilization for adult patients undergoing emergent interfacility transport by air ambulance in Ontario, Canada. A secondary objective was to determine if non-optimal resource utilization was associated with deterioration in ...
IntroductionOrnge is the sole air ambulance service in Ontario, Canada and provide interfacility transfers for severely ill patients. Sometimes the closest aircraft or most optimal resource is unavailable resulting in a transport delay. These patients may experience a clinical deterioration as a result....