(Re)Designing Your Emergency Medical System for Financial Sustainability
Thursday, May 09, 2024, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CDT
Category: Member Organization Event
Join NAEMSP for (Re)Designing Your Emergency Medical System for Financial Sustainability By attending, you and your local officials will: About the SpeakersDouglas F. Kupas, MD, EMT-P, FAEMSPresident-elect National Association of EMS Physicians Dr. Kupas is the medical director for Geisinger EMS and co-director of Mobile Integrated Healthcare for Geisinger Health System, his clinical home for over 30 years. He is a professor of emergency medicine and an EMS physician who is board-certified in both EMS and emergency medicine. In addition, he is the Medical Director of NAEMT, President-Elect of NAEMSP, and serves on the EMS Subboard of the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Kupas is a passionate advocate for treatment-in-place, alternative destinations, and mobile integrated healthcare, and he believes that EMS can bring tremendous value to the healthcare for patients with acute emergencies and chronic conditions. Thomas Wieczorek South Central Region Board Director Chair, EMS Economics Committee National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Matt is the Chief Transformation Officer for MedStar Mobile Healthcare in Fort Worth, TX. He has helped guide the implementation and financial sustainability of numerous innovative programs with healthcare partners that have transformed MedStar fully as a Mobile Integrated Healthcare provider. Most recently, he has led the negotiations with multiple third-party payers to change the basic economic model for EMS to better align patient, provider, and payer focus on patient-centered care as opposed to simply payment for ambulance transport. Matt serves as an EMS SME for multiple consulting firms working with city and county leaders to evaluate and redesign EMS systems with a focus on high performance and high value for the community. He dedicates his time to working with Congress on legislation to advance Medicare reimbursement for TIP and MIH payment models. Recently he worked with CMS/CMMI to help facilitate recent new payment models such as the Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) model and Medicare waivers for Treatment in Place during the pandemic. |