Regular Meeting March 24, 1997
Welborn Hospital, Evansville IndianaPosted: 05.15.97
Last updated: 01.29.08Note: The following minutes had not yet been approved by the membership when published.
Executive Officers Present
John Isfort President
Dennis Kiper, Vice President
Karen Seger, Treasurer
George Glessner, SecretaryExecutive Officers Absent
Laura Otte, Vice President
Call to Order
A quorum was present and the meeting was called to order by John Isofrt at 1910 hr ET
Reading of the Minutes of the Last meeting
The minutes of the last meeting were read and corrected
Walt Middleton made a motion seconded by Mike Hartweck to accept the minutes as read and corrected. The motion carried unanimously.
Officer’s Report
President's Report: John Isfort
No report & no action taken
Vice President's Report: Laura Otte
No report & no action taken
Vice President's Report: Dennis Kiper
No report & no action taken
Secretary's Report
No report & no action taken
Treasurer's Report: Karen Seger
Beginning balance $2,652.00 & ending Balance $3110.94
No action taken
Committee Reports
Government Affairs Committee: Jan Davis, Chair
No report & no action taken
Education Committee: Jill Johnson, Chair
The woman suggested for the May meeting educational offering on consolidation and managed care decided to charge a fee, have KyAAMS pay for round trip airfare, and was not available for the meeting.
Careflight is providing a booth for KyAAMS at their symposium on Saturday May 31, 1997. for l/2 price. Jill asked for approval for this.
Jill asked that KyAAMS provide tee-shirts for door prizes for the NAACS course being held by St Joe’s Careflight as a pre-conference course for their symposium.
Jill wanted the membership to consider sponsoring an Flight Nurse Advanced Trauma Course. John asked that they first provide a budget proposal at the next meeting before the membership considers the course.
John Blumenstock made a motion seconded by Mike Hartweck to accept the report and all action items.
The motion carried unanimously
Research Committee: Julia Fultz, Chair
Julia reported on the field termination of resuscitation proposal feedback. Most of the email feedback was positive. The concerns were legal issues & referral complaints. Julia suggested that education could help with the referral concerns and the legal issues are to be addressed by the Kentucky General assembly and the Ky EMS Council. Robert Calhoun of the CHS EMS Branch wants this issue to be considered by the Council separately from the Paramedic issue.
A vote on the proposal will be held at the May KyAAMS meeting.
No action taken
Safety Committee: Richard Frazer, Chair
There was a discussion of the information availble about the recent fatal crash in Louisiana
No Report & No action taken
Communications Committee: Kim Phelps, Chair
Region 7 of AAMS had their meeting and the topic of Air Communication Specialist’s job descriptions and salaries was held
Disaster plan air medical involvement and mutual aid plans for all states was discussed
Region 7 will approach NAACS about having region 7 write a NAACS manual.
Region 7’s clinical symposium will not include a communication section or topic. Kim and others are trying to get this oversight corrected for this year of at least for inclusion in future symposiums. This was to be done in a form of a letter to Greg Lathrop
A NAACS course will be held in Lexington May 30 & 31, 1997
No action taken
Internet Committee: Phillip Rowe, Chair
No report & no action needed
Membership Committee: Brian Lindell, Chair
No Report & no action needed
JEMS Conference Report: George Glessner, Julia Fultz & John Isfort
George reported on the use of SBE for outreach education and how it can be applied to distance learning.
John reported about constant theme of managed care and consolidation of services during the course of the conference. Most agreed that capitation and retrospective approval of pre-hospital care for payment will be found non-ethical in the near future.
All three attended the pre-conference pre-hospital research course and reported that contacts for support of research and publication of manuscripts was made at this conference.
AAMS National Update: John Isfort
Federation outlines will be sent to each program for their review by the May meeting
Old Business
KyAAMS Picnic
Tabled until the May Meeting
Termination of Resuscitation in the Field by Air Medical Services
Tabled until the May Meeting
New Business
John Blumenstock reported on the KAPA meeting and the information about the Medicaid Partnership in Kentucky: the initial word is that the administration will work with all providers in their effort to reduce expenses by 7%. This will not be done by reducing reimbursement. Their is concern that they will negotiate a single contract for air transport and not have transport done by all services or have a single contract that is statewide and includes all providers. The suggested course will be regional contracts which would help hide the cost of air transport.
KAPA approved the award to be sponsored by KyAAMS for a member of the air medical industry
The Governor has received a letter asking him to consider merging all air medical services in Kentucky into a single program to provide air ambulance service in Kentucky.
Meeting Adjournment
John Blumenstock made a motion seconded by Mike Hartweck to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried unanimously and the meeting was adjourned.
The next meeting will be held May 19th at the University of Kentucky