Announcing and Welcoming New Members to our NEMTAC Advisory Boards
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Jan. 21, 2019 - PRLog - -Today, we're proud to announce the selection of several new Non Emergency Medical Transportation Accreditation Commission (NEMTAC) advisory board members. Each of the members selected are passionate and motivated leaders within the medical transportation industry.
Together with our Board of Directors and other Advisory Board participants, our new board members will help develop the nation’s first set of NEMT national standards, create the NEMTAC accreditation program and implement the Certified Transport (CTS) certification program.
“The board members that we have assembled is truly exemplary in their individual and combined expertise. They are passionate in developing NEMT industry best practices that lead to enhanced NEMT service delivery nationwide” said NEMTAC Executive Director, Melissa Jankowski.
We welcome to our Advisory Boards:
Maggie Adams, President, EMS Financial Services
Michael Adelberg, Principal and Healthcare Strategy, Faegre Baker Daniels
Jim Adkins, President and CEO, SouthStar Emergency Medical Services
Howard Berkowitz, Director of Network Expansion and Relations, Alivi Russ Maxwell, Owner, Medical Answering Services (MAS)
Dan Reid, President and Managing Member, Grove Transit
About NEMTAC
Non Emergency Medical Transportation Accreditation Commission (NEMTAC) was established as a nonprofit healthcare organization to enhance and promote the quality of care in America's medical transportation system. NEMTAC standards represent industry best practices designed to ensure consistently high-quality customer care, safe vehicle operations and ethical business practices. In addition to accreditation, NEMTAC provides advanced education and training certificate programs to individuals seeking a career in the medical transportation industry. For more information visit
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About the Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) Industry The NEMT industry provides a critical non-ambulance transportation link between patients and their medical care needs, including appointments with physicians and other services, such as dialysis, diagnostic tests or wound care. 17,000+ companies in the NEMT industry provide millions of transports annually for patients, typically for pre-scheduled services. However, it's estimated that missed care appointments due to a lack of transportation cost the U.S. healthcare system billions of dollars each year.