How NEMSIS v3.5.0 Can Propel the EMS Industry Forward
New National Data Reporting Elements for Improving Patient Care and Driving Evidence-based Progress in EMS’ Role in the Healthcare Ecosystem
New Perspectives Call for New EMS Practices in 2021
Undoubtedly, things have changed as a result of COVID-19. What were once accepted practices are no longer sufficient. EMS agencies must...
Not Your Traditional EMS Call: Documentation and Billing for Telehealth Consults
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Improve ET3 Outcomes with Information Best Practices and Data Exchange
Three Metrics Guiding Progressive Change within EMS
A look at where we’ve used data in the past and how we’re using it now to improve performance in the prehospital and in-hospital settings.
Five EMS Technology Improvements that Will Shape the Next Ten Years
“The only constant is change,” paraphrasing the ancient Greek philosopher, Heraclitus. In the world of technological and engineering...
(4 min read) CQI involves more than just checking reports to make sure that the “red” went away, it’s a continuous process focusing on...
Mobile “Interoperable” Healthcare: An Alternative Definition to “MIH”
We’re used to hearing about ‘interoperability’ in terms of communications, but how about its use in information exchange?
Response Times: We Did it to Ourselves (And Now We Need to Change It)!
What response times can tell us (if we gather the data accurately) (5 min read) Nine minutes or less, 90% of the time – or whatever...
Train Your New Gal (and Old Guy) on Documentation
(5 Min Read) Let's face it, a one hour of discussion about threatening lawsuits or a courtroom credibility shredding during someone's...
EMS Narratives: Telling the story for others to read
Documentation It’s arguably one of the least desirable aspects of being an EMS provider (at least in the eyes of many). It’s also one of...
Choosing the Right System: EMS Platforms, Operations, Software
EMS is at a pivotal and impactful time period in its historical timeline. It used to be, the tones go off…you respond to the call…you...