Fitch Facts – Community Survey: Why Bringing EMS Billing In-House Could be Right for You

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Fitch Facts – Community Survey: Why Bringing EMS Billing In-House Could be Right for You

Fitch Facts – Community Survey Results: Balancing Goals – The Value of Optimizing Efficiency through Dynamic Deployment

Thank you for participating in our Fitch Facts Community Survey. Here are the results.

If you haven’t already, please click here to register to attend our Pinnacle Webinar about optimizing efficiency through dynamic deployment on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. Central.

Have you seen recent changes in your call volume?

Increase
Increase: 27% of votes
About the same
About the same: 29% of votes
Decrease
Decrease: 33% of votes
Still fluctuating
Still fluctuating: 11% of votes

Are you confident in your ability to forecast demand by:

Geographic distribution
Geographic distribution: 41% of votes
Volume by hour
Volume by hour: 52% of votes
Volume per shift schedule
Volume per shift schedule: 50% of votes
Accidents are unpredictable
Accidents are unpredictable: 28% of votes

What approach does your agency take when adopting technology to improve operations?

We stay on the cutting edge
We stay on the cutting edge: 24% of votes
We stay current, but let others try it first
We stay current, but let others try it first: 51% of votes
We only invest in well-proven ideas
We only invest in well-proven ideas: 16% of votes
Isn’t Microsoft Office enough?
Isn’t Microsoft Office enough?: 9% of votes

Fitch Facts – Community Survey Results: Understanding Commercial Auto Insurance for EMS Leaders

Thank you for participating in our Fitch Facts Community Survey. Here are the results.

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Which three best practices below do you consider most important for your operation?

Patient Securement
Patient Securement: 50% of votes
Patient lifting/handling
Patient lifting/handling: 67% of votes
Driver Training
Driver Training: 61% of votes
Fatigue Management
Fatigue Management: 39% of votes
Patient Medical Care
Patient Medical Care: 61% of votes

The majority of my claims/incidents occur from:

Motor Vehicle Accidents
Motor Vehicle Accidents: 33% of votes
Patient Drops
Patient Drops: 6% of votes
Lifting/Straining
Lifting/Straining: 44% of votes
Alleged Patient Care Negligence
Alleged Patient Care Negligence: 6% of votes
None of the above
None of the above: 11% of votes

What is the most important characteristic you look for when interviewing a potential driver?

Industry experience
Industry experience: 6% of votes
Driver experience
Driver experience: 6% of votes
Level of professional certification
Level of professional certification: 0% of votes
Motor vehicle history
Motor vehicle history: 65% of votes
None of the above
None of the above: 24% of votes

What is your biggest pain point in managing your operation?

Reimbursements
Reimbursements: 39% of votes
Recruitment
Recruitment: 22% of votes
Retention
Retention: 17% of votes
Training
Training: 22% of votes
Insurance
Insurance: 0% of votes

What type of entity do you operate?

Private for-profit ambulance
Private for-profit ambulance: 18% of votes
Private non-profit ambulance
Private non-profit ambulance: 35% of votes
Police/fire/rescue
Police/fire/rescue: 12% of votes
Hospital
Hospital: 18% of votes
Non-ambulance entity
Non-ambulance entity: 0% of votes
None of the Above
None of the Above: 18% of votes

How many units do you operate?

1-10
1-10: 56% of votes
11-25
11-25: 28% of votes
26-50
26-50: 17% of votes
51-75
51-75: 0% of votes
76+
76+: 0% of votes

Fitch Facts – Community Survey: Navigating Reimbursement in 2020

Fitch Facts - Community Survey: Navigating Reimbursement in 2020

Fitch Facts – Community Survey Results: Navigating Reimbursement in 2020

What has been your largest decrease in transport volume by Payor Class due to COVID-19?

Medicare
Medicare: 12% of votes
Medicaid
Medicaid: 0% of votes
Commercial
Commercial: 21% of votes
Self-pay
Self-pay: 12% of votes
About the same across all payors
About the same across all payors: 47% of votes
Have not seen a decrease
Have not seen a decrease: 0% of votes
Other
Other: 9% of votes

How do you currently bill for transport services?

In house billing team
In house billing team: 34% of votes
Outsource to professional billing service
Outsource to professional billing service: 51% of votes
Done by hospital or other local third party
Done by hospital or other local third party: 9% of votes
Do not bill
Do not bill: 3% of votes
Other
Other: 3% of votes

Fitch Facts – Community Survey: COVID-19 Impact Last Quarter

Fitch Facts - Community Survey: COVID-19 Impact Last Quarter

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Poll Results — COVID-19 Impact

Thank you for participating in our pre-webinar survey. If you haven’t already, please register to join us at 1 p.m. central on Tuesday, July 21, for our session on Re-imagining EMS and Non-Emergency Medical Transport after COVID-19.

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How did COVID-19 impact your business in the past quarter? My business:

Experienced employee shortages
Experienced employee shortages: 24% of votes
Had to quickly implement new service standards & guidelines
Had to quickly implement new service standards & guidelines: 71% of votes
Implemented a more flexible workspace/work from home initiatives
Implemented a more flexible workspace/work from home initiatives: 57% of votes
Offered different types of services than we usually do
Offered different types of services than we usually do: 36% of votes
Experienced a loss of revenue
Experienced a loss of revenue: 81% of votes