Becker's Healthcare September 17, 2020
The Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport model will begin Jan. 1, CMS announced Sept. 16.
Three things to know about the payment model:
1. The five-year model aims to give ambulance care teams more flexibility in how they triage emergencies. Its goal is to improve care and cut costs by reducing unnecessary hospital visits for low-acuity emergencies that do not require a trip to the hospital.
2. Medicare now pays for emergency ambulance...