In today’s EMS landscape, understanding your agency’s true cost of service delivery is more important than ever. Join us for the third installment of The Pulse of EMS Finance summer series, where we’ll take a deep dive into how to accurately calculate, assess, and control the full cost of EMS operations.


Whether you're preparing for contract negotiations, evaluating reimbursement rates, or simply working to run a more efficient organization, this session will provide practical guidance on:

Breaking down fixed vs. variable costs

Measuring cost per unit/hour/trip

Identifying inefficiencies and cost drivers

Leveraging data to make informed financial decisionss

Communicating your cost structure to stakeholders and payors

 

Every attendee of this webinar qualifies for NAAC-approved Continuing Education Units (CEUs). These CEUs can be applied toward maintaining certifications such as CAC, CACO, or CAFO—helping you stay current and compliant in today’s EMS environment.

Meet the Speakers:

Ryan Stark

Chief Compliance Officer

Ryan Stark is a Managing Partner at Page, Wolfberg & Wirth and the firm’s leading expert on HIPAA compliance. Since joining PWW in 2007, he has advised EMS organizations on privacy, security, labor relations, reimbursement, and other legal matters. A passionate educator, Ryan speaks at national and regional EMS conferences, leads sessions at the firm’s abc360® Conference, and teaches in Creighton University’s EMS graduate program. He developed the industry’s only HIPAA certification—Certified Ambulance Privacy Officer—and co-authored The Ambulance Service Guide to HIPAA Compliance.

Matt Zavadsky

EMS and Mobile Healthcare Consultant

Matt is an EMS & Mobile Healthcare Consultant with PWW Advisory Group, LLC. Matt’s primary focus is assisting local communities, EMS agencies, fire departments, ambulance services, hospitals, and other healthcare organizations in evaluating and improving their EMS and mobile healthcare delivery systems for success and sustainability in the future. Matt has over 40 years of EMS and mobile healthcare experience and has held leadership positions in both the private and government sectors and is well-known throughout the nation as a key thought leader in advancing mobile healthcare. As chief transformation officer at MedStar Mobile Healthcare, he was responsible for developing external and internal agency relations, new strategic initiatives, healthcare system integration, and media/community relations. Through PWW|AG’s association management agreement, Matt is also the Executive Director and Education Committee Chair for the Academy of International Mobile Healthcare Integration (AIMHI). He has also served in numerous leadership positions at the local, state, and national levels. Matt is a past president of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, is a current member of their EMS Economics Committee, a member of the national committee on EMS and MIH standards for the National Fire Protection Administration (NFPA), and was a member of the Institute of Medicine, Healthcare Policy Workgroup, on the Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on U.S. Preparedness Resources and Programs. He also served on the steering committee for the development of the “Model EMS System of the Future” for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).