Have you ever been on a scene call where a patient's family states they have a DNR order for do-not-resuscitate, but they can't produce paperwork or the DNR bracelet isn't on the patient?  How about family wants to change the DNR order and states you must start CPR? What if a DNR order is on a patient from a different state - is it valid in Wisconsin?  DNR authority by EMS practitioners and potential misunderstanding, wrongful application and confusion on scene calls involving DNR paperwork happen.  Listen to this podcast as Helen Pullen with the State of Wisconsin EMS Office discusses DNR and POA.

MTM is Wisconsin's Medicaid broker to arrange medical patient transportation for beneficiaries, to include ambulances.  For the past many months, PAAW has been working diligently behind the scenes to resolve a longstanding problem in ambulance services being denied payment by MTM for approved services, or suffering the consequences of lengthy delays in payment that totals hundreds of thousands of dollars. During the podcast PAAW President Patrick Ryan offered an update.

Finally, the Paramedic Systems of Wisconsin conference was held in Green Bay in mid-September.  What were some of the hot topics and highlights?  Conference director Dan Williams shares a list of items that were important to ambulance service leaders.

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