A list of all relevant help documents for perusal by Dispatchers looking to improve their experience on AngelTrack
We understand that a long list of help documentation is intimidating; you don't need to read the entire list in one setting.
Please understand that none of our help is intended nor should be construed as training for how to perform EMS dispatching, nor fire dispatching. This guide and help index is intended to provide training on how to perform EMS dispatching on AngelTrack. You must already understand dispatching, especially for 911 calls.
- Read the Basic Dispatch Guide in order to book a simple round trip.
- Read about shifts and understand how to create, modify, and end them.
- Read the Emergent Dispatch Guide in order to book a one-way ER trip, as quickly as possible.
- Learn about AngelTrack's facility records, and understand why and when to use them.
- Learn about recurring dispatches, for booking repeating appointments and handling exceptions.
- Start using imprecise pickup times when booking round-trips whose return times are not yet certain.
- Understand how wait-and-return round trips work in AngelTrack.
- Know how to read and understand the schedule and calendars.
- Understand the different ways of closing a dispatch based on what transpired in the field.
- Read through the list of common mistakes to learn what to avoid.
- Read the Advanced Dispatch Guide to learn how to express (in AngelTrack) the occasional complex situation, to ensure it is scheduled and billed properly.
- Learn to use the live map to check routes, traffic, and crew locations. You can perform dispatching right from the map, if you prefer the visual approach over conventional dispatch boards.
- Learn how to assign multiple responders to a single dispatch.
- Know how to set the billing fields correctly for situations with complex billing arrangements.
- If your company uses zone dispatching, which is very useful for larger companies, learn how zones work, and begin using them.
- Learn how to book future shifts using the crew scheduler.
- If your company rolls calls to affiliates, learn how affiliates work.
- Get in the habit of keeping notes to explain any unusual call, any abnormal billing request, and any odd situation.
- Learn how AngelTrack collects and manages prior authorizations, so that you can take over that task from the billing department.
- Know how contract pricing works for facilities, affiliates, and patients... and how it integrates with dispatch.
- Read the Top Tips List, a list of key insights about AngelTrack that all users should know.
- Know how to retroactively book dispatches that were run on paper.
- Know how to use the tags system to mark dispatches in order to meet your particular business and reporting requirements.
- Activate unattended dispatch mode at night and on weekends, when your crews are running pre-assigned calls without interacting with a dispatcher.
- Use the Dispatcher Efficiency Report to identify areas where you need improvement.
We recommend that dispatchers read all of the above material... but not at once.
AngelTrack has been in development for more than a decade and is chock-full of subtle, powerful features which when properly used can significantly reduce your workload, and by extension, everyone's workload.
Understanding Nursing Homes
If your company provides contract stretcher service to nursing homes, then you must understand what makes a nursing home tick.
The article Understanding Nursing Homes explains the conflicting incentives and pressures at play in a nursing home. Every EMS dispatcher who services nursing homes should understand the concepts presented in the article, and the features in AngelTrack that assist with nursing home problems.