FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intermedix Corporation announced today the signing of a technology and services contract with the City of Philadelphia. Under the contract, Intermedix will provide a comprehensive technology and business services solution for the City’s Fire Department. Intermedix will provide ambulance billing and collections services and will implement its Fleeteyes™ fleet management system along with its TripTix® electronic patient care reporting solution. In addition, Intermedix will integrate with the City’s existing mobile data software and records management systems.
About the City of Philadelphia
The City of Philadelphia Fire Department’s (PFD) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is a municipal-based public health and safety service that delivers and manages the 9-1-1 ambulance services for residents and visitors of the City. PFD EMS performs approximately 158,000 emergency medical transports per year and receives more than 250,000 requests for service, making it one of the busiest Fire / EMS agencies in the country. The PFD Emergency Medical Services:
- Employs over 1,700 EMT’s and Paramedics
- Operates 14 Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulances and 36 Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulances
- Has 61 fire stations
- Maintains 2 administrative locations: Fire Administration Building and EMS Administration Building
- Services 24 hospitals that are predominately located within the City of Philadelphia
The City of Philadelphia is dedicated to providing the most efficient and effective EMS response to life and death emergency medical situations. EMS paramedics’ highest priority is treating and transporting patients to the hospital quickly and safely. Behind the scenes, there is also important work required to track information related to EMS services delivered, submitting State required electronic patient care data, and to allow fee recovery. By contracting with a vendor for billing and data collection services, PFD and EMS staff can concentrate their efforts on delivering quality emergency care.
About Intermedix Corporation
Intermedix (www.intermedix.com) focuses on the highly fragmented emergency healthcare system by delivering healthcare information technology and business solutions to manage the revenue cycle, promote preparedness and interoperability, and support incident response management, documentation and reporting.
Intermedix provides revenue cycle management services for emergency physicians and hospital emergency departments, emergency medical services (ambulance) agencies, urgent care centers, and fire departments throughout the United States and has collected billions of dollars for its clients. The Company also provides hosted technology solutions for state and local public health agencies, hospitals, urgent care centers, emergency medical services agencies, and fire departments using the brand names EMResource™, EMTrack™, CORES HAN™, CORES RMS™, CORES CMS™, CORES ANS™, TripTix®, and Fleeteyes™.
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