New data system expected to save time, money
Bangor Daily News
Trying to read the hand-printed reports filled out in the back of moving ambulances is one hurdle.
Then compiling the total reports for each of Maine’s 287 emergency response agencies is the next hurdle.
The state is now jumping both obstacles with a new electronic data processing system that is expected to be more efficient and to cut costs in half.
On Jan. 1, the new Maine EMS Run Report System, a statewide Web-based data collection system, will go live and allow ambulance crews and first responders to upload their runs by way of a Web browser.
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