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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute An Agreement With Change Healthcare Technology Enabled Services, LLC For Emergency Medical Billing Services, Based Upon The City Of Lauderhill RFP No. RFP 2017-008 And In Accordance With Section 38.41(C)(5) Of The Code Of Ordinances (Piggyback).
Strategic Plan Focus
Public Safety
Body
Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The Department of Fire Rescue and Beach Safety has been providing emergency ambulance treatment and transport services to the citizens of Hollywood since the late 1970's. Since then, the nature and scope of these services has evolved from simple Basic Life Support (BLS) medical care and transport to today's Advanced Life Support (ALS) medical care including trauma, cardiac arrest, overdose, OBGYN and complex pediatric medical protocols. Transport services are ruled under strict State and Federal laws, regulations and medical oversight. These medical and transport services are provided to all residents and visitors, regardless of medical insurance status or ability to afford the cost of the services.
As the national EMS information collection standards evolved throughout the years, all EMS agencies have been mandated to standardize their collection and reporting methods to meet the requirements of the national the EMS database known as NEMSIS, the National EMS Information System. On the State level, the Florida Prehospital EMS Tracking and Reporting System (EMSTARS) program was created to provide for the collection and transmission of electronic incident level data from EMS providers to The Florida Department of Health. EMS providers who participate in data exchange with the Florida Department of Health and the EMSTARS database must adhere to all the policies and reporting requirements stipulated in subsection 64J-1.014(1), F.A.C.
Historically, the Department has experience...
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