MERGINET.News: July 3rd Issue Now Online!

["Richard Bilger" <rbilger@merginet.com>]

We're pleased to bring you the latest additions to
MERGINET.News (July 2002 Vol. 7, No. 7).
You can view this issue online at:

http://www.MERGINET.com/emsnewstocs/current.shtml/

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FROM THE EDITORS:
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Summer is in full swing, and we at MERGINET feel confident you’ll want to
take a look at the newest release of MERGINET.News, now on-line. The newest
material rolling onto the site includes an overview by Tonya Schafer of some
of the technology now available to EMS providers. A primer on disaster tags
is offered up as the latest collaborative article between MERGINET and the
“NAEMT News.” Dr. Keith Wesley puts a thought-provoking spin on dealing with
a time-honored “favorite” of field providers: public inebriates (a.k.a.
drunks). And MERGINET celebrates its sixth anniversary with a short article
about its past, present, and future.

John Becknell lures readers to his management column with the apt opener,
“Leading big organizational change is risky business.” (Read it to see why!)
Vic & Vern are back with their abundant acronyms, in a column about website
insight. Mike Taigman reviews a new Peter Block book, “The Answer to How is
Yes.” And popular columnist Tom Scott continues to unravel the mysteries of
billing and reimbursement with a column about the OIG’s Proposed Compliance
Guide.

Please be sure to peek frequently at the Sharps Container, on the left hand
side of MERGINET’s homepage, where news and other good information is posted
daily from around the world.

As always, we welcome your comments, concerns, and compliments. We reply to
everyone who writes. Send email to publisher Richard Bilger at
rbilger@Merginet.com or to Kate at editor@merginet.com.

Welcome to July 2002!
Kate Dernocoeur, Editor
Laura Bennett-Kimble, Managing Editor

New in this issue!

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On the Scene
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>> Wireless Technology and Emergency Services
by Tonya Schafer
No longer the domain of computer hackers and goateed slackers, wireless
technology is revolutionizing the emergency health care industry.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/270_Tonya_Schafer_20020707.shtml

>> Disasters: Tag, You’re It!
by Kate Dernocoeur
Few of us have used disaster tags in a multiple-casualty incident. Have you?
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/263_Kate_Dernocoeur_20020707.shtml

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In Touch
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>> MERGINET Celebrates Its 6th Anniversary
by Tonya Schafer
We take a look at the past, present, and future of the Internet’s first
webzine for emergency responders.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/264_Tonya_Schafer_20020707.shtml

>> Runnin’ Red: Expert Web Site Insight
by Vic & Vern
Vic & Vern offer pointers and advice on surfing the Web. Be afraid. Be very
afraid.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/265_Vic_&_Vern_20020707.shtml

>> Hey Doc! Just Another Detox?
by Keith Wesley
Has our society depersonalized the alcoholic? Have we collectively become
complacent and numb to the life-threatening potential of alcohol?
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/260_Keith_Wesley_20020707.shtml

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Reviewers Roundup
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>> Book Review: Act on What Matters: Buy This Book!
by Mike Taigman
It’s short. And it’s sweet. It’s Mike Taigman’s enthusiastic review of Peter
Block’s latest management book.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/262_Mike_Taigman_20020707.shtml


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Management Matters
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>> An Examination of the Proposed Compliance Guide by the Inspector General
by Tom Scott
Minimize billing mistakes and fraud with the OIG’s draft of a new compliance
guide regarding Medicare billing by ambulance services.
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/266_Tom_Scott_20020707.shtml

>> Manage the Risks of Leading Change
by John Becknell
Adaptive change. It doesn’t sound too scary. But for some, it can be an
uncomfortable, even painful process. Does it have to be that way?
http://www.merginet.com/emsnewsfiles/261_John_Becknell_20020707.shtml

More online!

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