Quality Assurance
Lessons from a learning community, Part 3
EMS Trend Survey seeks input for What Paramedics Want in 2025 report
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
Harris County ESD11 Mobile Healthcare developed 10 commandments to set initial expectations while onboarding 200 paramedics
The group will make recommendations under a new law that lets the state health department set ground ambulance standards and establish a licensing system
How my first agency took a young, under-confident, naïve paramedic and made me a clinician
Coaching, not chastisement, is one key to improving performance
What to monitor, how to track it and how to make meaningful improvements
The IAFF Local 1715 asked the Allegany County Government to remove Chief Christopher Biggs in October for a hostile work environment including “weaponization of quality assurance”
Crew resource management, quick reference handbooks and fatigue management strategies can improve patient care and enhance safety
Education models, quality control, culture hurdles and British tacos with Antevy and Bouthillet
How to develop and systematically use a quality review process to improve patient safety
A framework to quality improvement initiatives to solve your safety challenges
Richmond Ambulance Authority and Medic EMS share lessons from implementing the Medical Priority Dispatch System to improve stroke alert response
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported that the Prior Authorization Model for Repetitive, Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transport (RSNAT) saved Medicare $650 million over 4 years
The technology company will support the NEMSQA’s efforts to develop, test and validate quality measures for EMS
In this episode, co-host Kelly Grayson is joined by guest host EMS1 columnist Rob Lawrence to discuss the development of quality metrics
Selected ideas will be included in the Feasible, Actionable, Impactful, Relevant (FAIR) EMS Measurement Project
NEMSIS-TAC and PWW produce definitive guidance on HIPAA – essential to aid the progression of MIH
3 steps to obtaining leadership buy-in to establish a training department or program
Wren Nealy Jr., Cypress Creek EMS chief operating officer, relates how BWCs have contributed to personnel safety, QA/QI
How the next-generation medic should evaluate potential employers to find an EMS home that will encourage growth
Improvement science expert Dr. Dave Williams highlights why not all actions are created equal when trying to implement improvement science practices within EMS
Out of 14 proposed measures, NEMSQA finalized 11 in August 2019 and developed resources to assist EMS leaders in implementation
The Dover Doorway program is not working as designed, and the number of individuals seeking help from each area is severely disproportionate
A closed-loop, full-spectrum and comprehensive health information exchange validates the difference EMS makes for patient outcomes
Montgomery County, Maryland Fire & Rescue Service’s Russell Patterson shares how process ownership is streamlining their ACS, STEMI management
Automated data sharing has the potential to provide insight into efficiencies, reducing errors and redundancies, resulting in better, faster patient care
The county will use one of two grants to allow for a team of four peer recovery specialists to ride with EMS personnel during drug overdose calls
The initiative launches at the end of the month and will provide 24-hour assistance for those seeking to be connected with treatment and recovery options
Amber Price said seeing the same people make the same mistakes made her want to find ways to help people beyond rushing to them in an ambulance
Mentorship comes full circle for EMS leader Mike Taigman, in collaborations in quality improvement and advancing EMS
The movement to educate the larger community about Stop the Bleed is very similar to efforts to teach CPR
The coalition collaborates with entities throughout the community, including churches, government agencies, health care providers, law enforcement and nonprofit organizations
