Ambulance Advisory Committee

AMBULANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES December 19, 2013 9:00 AM Meeting held at: Division of Public Health & Community Services 18 Mulberry Street Nashua, NH 03060 Meeting called to order at 9:07 a.m. by Kerran Vigroux, DPHCS Director AAC Members Present: Kerran Vigroux, Director, Public Health & Community Services Richard Conway, Captain, Nashua Fire Department Mark Hastings, Southern NH Medical Center AMR Representatives: Christopher Stawasz, AMR Patty Stolarz, AMR Jason Preston, AMR Members were given Minutes from the August 2013 meeting only because there was no quorum for the October 2013 meeting; the AMR Reports for October and November, the December 2013 CQI report and the Agenda for the August 15, 2013 meeting. Members were also provided copies of the completed audit for the Ambulance Contract Review dated October 11, 2013. Rich Conway made the motion to accept the Minutes from the August 2013 meeting Mark Hastings seconded the Motion All in favor – Unanimous Minutes Approved AMR Operations Manager’s Report Janet Graziano, Finance Manager for the City provided an overview of the independent, external audit of AMR’s contract that was conducted by Melanson Heath & Company, PC. The audit found the following:  AMR’s procedures were adequate to identify errors in their coding/billing process  The audit analyzed the “error rate” and whether the City could rely on the AMR’s internal audit reports  The audit review determined that what the City receives from AMR’s internal audit reports is adequate and accurate  The audit results show that the City can be assured that AMR is conducting its billing and coding according to accounting standards and that there are sufficient “checks” in the system Jason Preston provided a presentation on the new Patient Care Report (AMR) that AMR sites around the nation are beginning to roll out. It is a Quality Assurance tool that Supervisors are able to review metrics such as runs, assessing whether appropriate care was given, and determining whether documentation was clear and accurate. Jason also reviewed the CQI report for the Committee. There were no questions. Patty Stolarz highlighted the community activities that AMR has been involved in over the past two months. All activities are included in the monthly AMR reports. Chris reviewed the monthly reports. Kerran Vigroux requested a motion to adjourn. Mark Hastings moved to adjourn the meeting. Rich Conway seconded the motion to adjourn All in favor: Aye Meeting ended at 9:46 a.m. The next AAC Meeting will be held on Thursday, February 20, 2013 at 9:00 a.m., at the City of Nashua, Public Health and Community Services building, located at 18 Mulberry Street, Nashua.