Air Medical
Our firm has conducted numerous studies for air medical programs. These have included working with separate interests of multiple, unrelated sponsor hospitals, conducting an Environmental Impact Report for a hospital's air medical program, feasibility studies and revenue and cost analysis.
The Abaris Group was selected to plan, direct and implement a one-day workshop for the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) on the future of air medical services and its future in a managed care environment.
Key Air Medical Services
- Adding additional transport capability
- Analyzing patient transport needs
- Consolidating transport programs
- Contract negotiation
- Equipment acquisition (lease versus buy, new or used, type, etc.)
- Expanding sponsorship
- Evaluating aircraft ownership
- Reviewing operations contract
- Staffing pattern
Featured Projects
The Abaris Group's Studies for the California HealthCare Foundation
The Abaris Group recently completed four studies for the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF). They ranged in topics from telepsychiatry in the ED to freestanding EDs in California to reducing ambulance diversion in California to ED patient tracking systems. To view and download the reports, click here.
California ED Diversion Project
With support from CHCF, The Abaris Group conducted the California ED Diversion Project, which analyzed ED and emergency medical services (EMS) diversion in all 31 local EMS regions; inventoried best practices; and had a sample number of EDs and local EMS agencies participate in a collaborative to reduce diversion in their region. The California ED Diversion Project Report and Appendix can be viewed and downloaded from the project's web site.