Isabel talks with Ivan Whitaker, Medical Program Director for Priority Dispatch Corp. They discuss the need for protocols that deal specifically with inter-facility transfers, the importance of research-based evidence to justify an ambulance ride to insurance companies, and how the transfer protocol fits in with the Medical Priority Dispatch System.

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