Quality Improvement Program
Why quality improvement concepts should be integrated into EMS education
Quality management implementation at Monroe Fire Department
The importance of community involvement in advancing EMS research and quality
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
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
Researchers have found the Miami-Dade program has discarded 11,000 more needles than it gave out and reversed 1,304 overdoses
Certified community paramedics are improving patient health care and reducing costs through community home visits
EMS leaders triage improvement projects, remove roadblocks and celebrate well-executed projects
Regardless of the results, a well-executed improvement project by the ad hoc team leads to future quality improvement
Data visualization illuminates patterns and connections, allowing providers to tell a story and direct actions to improve care and performance
Make a strategy and pick the tactics for your agency to improve its 12-lead EKG use for patients with non-traumatic chest pain
Three Just Culture behavior categories provide a launching point for action steps and EMS quality improvement
Does your agency’s quality assurance program practice the principles of Just Culture and learn from errors to influence improvement?
The journey to Mission: Lifeline recognition for Paramedics Plus improved the STEMI system of care through better data capture, communication and trust
The survey looks at current quality improvement practices and use of data within those practices
Improvement science helps leaders understand why there are changes in performance
Unless EMS leaders can explain “why” to the millennial workforce, any quality improvement process is doomed
Improvement success comes from making the Model for Improvement a normal, regular System 1 part of the EMS organization
The goal of EMS quality improvement should be the efficient correction of inappropriate practices and behaviors, not exacting vengeance
Learning from my errors, however uncomfortable, is an essential part of my continuous improvement as a paramedic
Follow these tips to improve patient outcomes in sudden cardiac arrest
Experts to discuss how to benchmark performance and guide quality improvement with data during July 28 EMS Focus Webinar
Capnography has revolutionized prehospital patient care and assessment should be part of every EMS system
10 webinars, led by an expert on each of the measurement domains, engaged EMS providers and received input from the community
The EMS Compass Initiative kicked off on Monday with two open webinars, and will feature eight more this week
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