WEMSA Community Network

The WEMSA Community Network connects Wisconsin EMS agencies that provide Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) / Community EMS services with health plans that are ready to provide support for high-value, in-home and community-based visits. 

Why This Matters to Your EMS Agency

• Create a funded pathway for Mobile Integrated Health/ Community EMS visits aligned with Wisconsin's Community EMS framework and medical oversight.
• Service patients earlier and keep 911 for 911 - Reduce avoidable 911 calls, emergency department usage, and hospital readmissions by delivering proactive patient care where people live.
• Statewide Program to scale appropriately for all stakeholders.

How it Works

1. Join the WEMSA Community Network (no cost to join) with one simple contract. No need to work through multiple agreements, negotiations, etc.
2. In partnership with Paralign Health, we assess program capacity, geography, MIH services and align them with patient population groups identified through networked health plans.
3. Launch. Your agency can launch and start serving your communities. Paralign Health handles the billing channels to provide your agency with funding for your MIH/CEMS visits.

What Your EMS Agency Gets

• Payer Access + Reimbursement for defined MIH/CEMS visits through WEMSA Community Network (powered by Paralign Health). You continue to bill your 911 transports as normal.
• Standardized Workflows: Referrals, scheduling, quality metrics, and feedback to your agency, medical direction, and partners.
• Data & Reporting that fits WARDS/NEMSIS documentation requirements.

What's Required

• Licensure & Scope: Your EMS agency is licensed for Community EMS.
• Medical Direction: A medical director (or medical direction team) that oversees Community EMS protocols and QA.
• Protocols: Approved, non-duplicative services that fit your level of service.
• Crew Credentials: EMS practitioners are state licensed and have their Community Paramedic or Community EMS Practitioners endorsements.
• Documentation: Ability to record and product CEMS/MIH visit notes and required data.
• Operations: Ability to schedule visits, follow-up visits, and an escalation plan under your medical direction/ control.

What Services are typically Included

• Transitional/ post-discharge check-ins
• Chronic disease coaching and vitals trending (e.g. CHF, COPD, diabetes)
• Medication reconciliation and adherence checks
• Fall risk and home safety assessments
• Behavioral health and SDoH screening and warm hand-offs
• High utilizer outreach and care navigation

Compliance, Quality, & Data

• Data: We align documentation with WARDS/NEMSIS requirements and work actively with health plans to track impact, quality, and outcomes.
• Compliance: We work with state officials and medical direction to verify licensure, medical direction, and quality metrics to ensure compliance.

Time to Launch

• Discovery (2–3 meetings): Define geographies, visit types, staffing, and data flows.
• Readiness (4–8 weeks): Protocol alignment and documentation and quality assurance
• Onboarding: We activate referrals and begin scheduled MIH/CEMS visits.

Get Started

Agencies: Click “I’m interested” and we will get reach out to you to connect.

Prefer to talk it through? Email or call WEMSA and we’ll set up a time to connect.