Community Paramedicine
Access our Community Paramedicine directory, offering valuable information on innovative models of care that extend the role of paramedics beyond emergency response. This collection includes articles on preventive care, chronic disease management, and partnerships with healthcare providers to deliver comprehensive care in the community. Understanding community paramedicine is key to improving public health and reducing hospital admissions. For more related content, visit our section on Integrated Care. Stay informed and explore the future of EMS with our resources on community paramedicine.
How do we adapt to the changing environment of EMS? It’s simple really.
Data collected on evidence-based measures informs this discussion meant to inspire further quality improvement by pairing specific metrics with practical recommendations
SDFD’s Anne Jensen and REMSA’s Adam Heinz share tips on MIH/CP training, time scales and starting up
A nurse call center, when done correctly, can reduce unnecessary responses and create greater efficiency in the 911 system
The year-long pilot was designed to reduce unnecessary ambulance transports; out of 1,506 calls, 380 people wound up not going to the ER
When a cardiac emergency strikes, a nearby AED can help save a life – and Physio-Control’s new database helps you find one
By expanding our roles, not scope, community paramedicine programs represent a new way of thinking that can shape the future of health care
The program focuses on 254 Dallas patients who called 911 a combined 4,500 times last year; in 30 days, frequent flier calls have been reduced by 23 percent
With secure, reliable wireless technology, EMS and emergency departments can provide uninterrupted patient care
In this week’s podcast, host Kelly Grayson is on location with a live audience from the Connecticut EMS Expo conference
In order to defend our existence in an era of cost-cutting measures and evidence-based health care, EMS needs to move past the old definitions
From collaborating with partners to how data can help ensure a successful launch, our experts discuss their biggest challenges of starting community paramedicine programs
The new Nurse Health Line has been a huge success, and the Reno, Nev. program is well on the way to becoming sustainable and a model for other agencies
State-specific restrictions, Medicare reimbursement, turf battles and public and patient acceptance must be tackled for any program to be successful
The two-year grant put two full-time community paramedics on the street for preventive and follow-up patient care
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson bring expert perspective to hot topics, clinical issues, operational and leadership lessons to EMS personnel and leaders to be safe and successful
Grants, hospitals and third-party payers will off set the community paramedicine program
The plan calls for having physicians in dispatch centers to determine who needs transport to the ER
Proposals include a fall-prevention program, follow-up care after hospital discharges, and partnerships with nonprofit social service agencies
The program has also resulted in a 7 percent decrease in trips to the emergency department
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson bring expert perspective to hot topics, clinical issues, operational and leadership lessons to EMS personnel and leaders to be safe and successful
If everything goes as planned, firefighters will see fewer calls for emergency services, and will take fewer patients to emergency rooms
Although EMS is never mentioned in the ACA, the law has several revenue and service opportunities for fire-based EMS
Programs have been popping up throughout the state to find more efficient ways to treat non-emergency patients
See what EMS1 readers think, and add your own response to the comments.
Videos of technical rescues, tactical medics, and raging fires overshadow the realistic expectations of our profession
Firefighters will check-up on patients as part of a new pilot program to help reduce readmissions
As community paramedicine continues to grow, the American Nurses Association released standards for working together to provide quality services
Research the needs of your community and partner with other health care agencies to shape a program around solving a shared goal
Existing programs have already led to a 50 percent reduction in 911 calls from those getting the service
