Digitech Sponsors EMS Industry Speaker at Community Paramedicine Conference

Chappaqua, NY – Digitech, a leading provider of EMS billing and technology, is proud to announce that the company will be sponsoring Lieutenant Kevin Spratlin of the City of Memphis Fire Department to speak at the Atrium Health 2018 Community Paramedicine Conference. The educational event, held May 7-8 in Charlotte, North Carolina, offers programming aimed at promoting community-based healthcare. Lt. Spratlin is one of a select group of speakers covering topics that support the event’s mission. Lt. Spratlin’s presentation, “How Memphis Fire Uses Data and Innovation to Navigate Patients to Better Care,” will address the department’s strategy for managing its large non-emergency EMS call volume. Lt. Spratlin leads the Healthcare Navigator program, which includes several initiatives geared toward helping low-acuity patients access the most appropriate healthcare resources. For example, in the City’s RADAR (Rapid Assessment Decision and Redirection) pilot program, for those calls deemed non-emergent by 911 dispatch, a vehicle is sent to the location staffed with a paramedic and a doctor, rather than dispatching an ambulance. The team makes a medical assessment at the scene to determine if emergency care is necessary; if not, they will advise and assist the patient with a different course of action, such as booking an appointment with a primary care doctor or providing transportation to a clinic. “The results have been encouraging so far,” said Spratlin. ...
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