Draft:Page, Wolfberg & Wirth (American EMS law firm)
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Page, Wolfberg & Wirth, LLC, known as PWW or PWW Law, is an American law firm founded in 2000 specializing in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) law. Based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, the firm is generally regarded as the first law firm in the United States with multiple attorneys to concentrate its practice solely in the EMS field. Its three founding partners were James O. Page, Douglas M. Wolfberg and Stephen R. Wirth. All three of the firm's founding partners were, prior to becoming attorneys, active in the EMS profession as paramedics, EMTs and EMS administrators. In the case of Page, he was formerly with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, and other fire departments in State of California, and founded the Journal of Emergency Medical Services (Jems).
After Page's death in 2004, PWW continued under its original name, keeping Page's name as the lead partner. Wolfberg and Wirth continue to practice with the firm. Two additional partners, Daniel J. Pedersen and Ryan S. Stark, were admitted to the partnership, and assumed duties as co-managing partners, in 2023. In addition to the partners, several other attorneys practice full-time in the firm, as Of Counsel, Senior Associate Attorneys, and Associate Attorneys.
The firm is regarded nationally as a thought leader in Emergency Medical Services, and has published many influential books and articles in the field of EMS Law. The Ambulance Service Guide to HIPAA Compliance, originally published in 2003 and now in its Fourth Edition, has become a standard industry reference manual for EMS organizational compliance with the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules. PWW attorneys have written frequently-cited articles that have changed EMS practice, including the Ambulance Held Hostage series, which addressed the industry's options for responding to the crisis of emergency department (ED) overcrowding and the resulting patient offload delays which impair the sustainability of EMS systems.
PWW has been engaged by numerous governmental and regulatory bodies in EMS to help design EMS systems, shape national EMS policy and facilitate the interstate practice of licensed EMS practitioners. The firm serves as counsel and gaveled into existence the Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice, a regulatory body which serves as an instrumentality of the 24 states which have enacted the Recognition of EMS Personnel Interstate Compact (REPLICA), which permits licensed Emergency Medical Technicians, Advanced EMTs and Paramedics to practice across state lines in states which have enacted the REPLICA statute.
Page, Wolfberg & Wirth is engaged by the National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) and has authored legal opinions and white papers which have helped to facilitate EMS data reporting[1] and bi-directional information sharing,[2] along with the integration of prehospital patient care report data into electronic health records.
PWW attorneys have been frequently interviewed by national media sources and quoted in articles addressing EMS cases across the U.S.[3] [4] National outlets which have quoted PWW attorneys include the New York Times,[5] USA Today,[6] the Associated Press[7] and ABC News.[8] Topics of PWW's media commentary have included the Killing of Elijah McClain and the Killing of Earl Moore, Jr., and the involvement of Emergency Medical Services workers in those cases.
A significant part of PWW's practice is providing education and training to EMS professionals on the legal aspects of EMS documentation, liability, compliance, revenue cycle management, privacy and employment law matters for the EMS industry. PWW developed the first national education and certification program for Emergency Medical Services documentation, Certified Ambulance Documentation Specialist (CADS), which is a program offered by the National Academy of Ambulance Compliance.
References[edit]
- ^ "Sharing Patient Data Bidirectionally Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)" (PDF).
- ^ "An Imaginary Barrier: How HIPAA Promotes Bidirectional Patient Data Exchange With Emergency Medical Services" (PDF). National EMS Information System.
- ^ Yancey-Bragg, N'dea (November 27, 2023). "Paramedics who gave Elijah McClain ketamine face jury selection in 'unprecedented' trial". USA Today. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Burch, Audra (December 22, 2023). "Paramedics Found Guilty in Last Trial in Elijah McClain Death". New York Times. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Burch, Audra (December 22, 2023). "Paramedics Found Guilty in Last Trial in Elijah McClain Death". New York Times. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Schwartzapfel, Beth (September 22, 2021). "'Using medication as a weapon': What's the consequence when a paramedic is involved in a deadly police encounter?". USA Today. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Slevin, Colleen (November 27, 2023). "Final trial over Elijah McClain's death in suburban Denver spotlights paramedics' role". Associated Press. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Body camera video released as 2 EMS workers charged in killing of patient". ABC News.