NEMSQA Call for Concepts: EMS Quality Measures

PRESS RELEASE­

Are you interested in learning more about how your work in EMS impacts patient outcomes? Do you ever wonder how well you perform a specific clinical process? Do you have ideas on how EMS can improve processes and care? 

If so, there is an opportunity to explore this information. The National EMS Quality Alliance (NEMSQA), in collaboration with Florida Department of Health Division of Emergency Preparedness and Community Support invites members of the EMS Community and the public to submit ideas for consideration for use in the Feasible, Actionable, Impactful, Relevant (F.A.I.R.) EMS Measurement Project. 

This project, funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) intends to develop quality measures to be used in the EMS Community.  

Quality measures are tools that help clinicians see how they are doing in different aspects of care like processes (things we do), outcomes (what happens to patients), patient perceptions (how patients feel about their care), and structures (resources available). Measuring quality is important so that providers, patients and agencies can determine what actions are needed to improve patient care. 

A good quality measure is one that measures something essential for quality as opposed to just something that is nice to know. Some examples of areas to address through quality measures are: clinical treatment, call take and dispatch (EMD), safety, and response times.

While all measure concepts will be considered, preference may be given to those focusing on rural health outcomes and the State Health Department's strategic objectives, such as: infant mortality, cardiovascular health and trauma systems improvement. 

Click here to submit an idea for a measure for this project. All ideas are welcome. The deadline to submit measure concepts is August 20, 2020. 

For more information on the F.A.I.R. Measurement Project or the National EMS Quality Alliance, visit www.nemsqa.org.   
 
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