Washington County EMS Quality Improvement WHERE WE WERE Where We - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Washington County EMS Quality Improvement WHERE WE WERE Where We Were QI Committee made up of EMS system participants: Fire departments Hospitals Transport Agency WCEO Medical Direction Complaint Driven Quality

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Washington County EMS

Quality Improvement

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WHERE WE WERE

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Where We Were…

  • QI Committee made up of EMS system

participants:

– Fire departments – Hospitals – Transport Agency – WCEO Medical Direction

  • Complaint Driven
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Quality Assurance vs Quality Improvement

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The Goal

The ultimate goal is to provide an evaluation

  • f the EMS system level using aggregate

data that explains the impact of Washington County EMS performance

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Data should provide perspective for strategic planning for:

  • 1. EMS agencies: Training/Education, Response

Resources including personnel, hard equipment, supplies, etc.

  • 2. The EMS System: Regulatory/Accreditation

Process, Clinical and Operational Protocols

  • 3. Healthcare Systems: As they interface with

EMS

  • 4. Public Health: CHA/CHIP
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WHERE WE ARE…

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Washington County Code

  • Duties: 8.32.240

– Comprehensive quality improvement process – Evaluate EMS system

  • Structure
  • Performance
  • Outcome
  • Membership: 8.32.250
  • Compensation: 8.32.260
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Membership

  • Washington County QI Committee Rep:

– EMS Agencies in WC – Hospital – Life Flight – WCCCA

  • Chaired by WC Medical Direction

– Co-chair WC QI & Education Coordinator

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Meeting Structure

  • Meet quarterly to review data and develop

key performance indicators (KPI)

  • KPI developed by national standards or

best practice when national standards are not available

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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

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COMPASS MEASURES

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Compass Measures: emscompass.org

  • Provides key performance metrics for EMS

systems at the local, regional, state and national levels.

  • Funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration (NHTSA) Office of EMS

  • Process is led by the National Association of

State EMS Officials (NASEMSO)

  • Based on the latest version of the National EMS

Information System (NEMSIS)

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Adoption of KPI

Adoption of KPI is a committee process

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Current Program

  • Cardiac:

–Cardiac Arrest –STEMI

  • Other:

–High Utilizers

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The Future

  • Trauma:

– Adult – Pediatric

  • Airway:

– Airway Management - priority – Asthma

  • Neurological:

– Stroke – Seizure

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Making Progress…

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Advisory Committee Role

  • Support and make

recommendation:

– EMS Program work plan

  • FTE

– EMS System Strategic Plan

  • Data use agreements
  • Reporting Structure
  • What is measured
  • Who is measured
  • How it is reported
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QUESTIONS???