Allison J. Bloom, Esq.

allison.bloom@abloomlaw.com

Allison J. Bloom is currently an attorney in private law practice in the field of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Law. Her practice is focused on providing risk management and legal services to EMS and Fire agencies, concentrated around governance, legal and regulatory compliance, Records and Information Management (RIM) compliance, ethics, E-Discovery, technology, and corporate and business law. She has also worked as a products liability defense attorney in the pharmaceutical industry.

Throughout her law career, Allison has represented numerous EMS and Fire agencies, is a nationally-recognized author of articles on legal liability, compliance and risk management topics, and lectures frequently on legal topics. She is currently a contributing writer for Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS), and EMS Insider, and is a member of the EMS Today Program Advisory Board. 

Allison has also been certified as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) for over 25 years, having worked in both commercial and volunteer settings. She is a former President/Chief of Service, Director of Training and Director of Personnel of a volunteer EMS agency, and worked for a commercial ambulance service as both a field provider and in the communications center. At various times throughout her EMS career, she has also held advanced-level EMT certifications.

Allison is currently certified as an EMT and an Emergency Medical Services-Instructor in the State of Connecticut.

Notable Career Achievements

• Counsel of Record on Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court, Martin v. Connecticut

• Distinguished Service in Emergency Medical Services Award (Connecticut, 2010)

Bars & Courts

• Connecticut

• District of Columbia

• United States Supreme Court

• Federal District Court (Conn.)

Education

• Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D.

• Fairfield University, B.A.

 
Faculty Appointments

• Instructor, Joint Hospital Planning Council, Bridgeport, CT

• Lecturer, Greenwich Emergency Medical Services, Greenwich, CT

• Adjunct Faculty, Central Connecticut State University, Institute of Technology and Business Development, New Britain, CT (2001-2003)
  

Conference and Invited Lecture Highlights

• EMS Today, Washington, DC (2013)

• Vermont EMS Conference, Burlington, VT (2012) (Keynote)

• Pinnacle, Colorado Springs, CO (2012)

• CareFlite Emergency Care Update, Arlington, TX (2012) (Keynote)

• EMS Today, Baltimore, MD (2012)

• AHIMA Legal EHR Summit, Chicago, IL (2011)

• Connecticut Emergency Medical Services Conference (1996-2003; 2007-2013)

Recent Articles and Publications

   
• The Brave New World of ACO Contracting, EMS Insider, February 2013

• The Changing Face of Medical Reimbursement: A difficult road ahead for EMS?, EMS Insider, December 2012

• The Changing Face of Medical Reimbursement: Where does EMS fit in Accountable Care Organizations?, EMS Insider, October 2012

• Know the Facts About Your Role on a Volunteer Board of Directors, JEMS, August 2012

• National Labor Relations Board Issues New Report on Social Media, JEMS, June 2012

• 2012 CCH Master Medicare Guide, ¶2.2 Practical Analysis (pp. 194-196)

• Good Practices in Risk Management, EMS Insider, March 2012
  

• Medical Error Reporting in EMS, EMS Insider, January 2012

• FDA Adverse Event Reporting Requirements for EMS Agencies, EMS Insider, October 2011