http://www.emsworld.com EMSWorld.com http://www.emsworld.com/article/10944374/quality-corner-how-much-als-is-enough EMS providers may sometimes feel like a taxi service, but we should always be more than that Thu, 16 May 2013 16:01:42 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10944374/quality-corner-how-much-als-is-enough http://www.emsworld.com/article/10919857/quality-corner-ems-and-health-insurance STEMI treatment driven by Medicares D2B requirement is the first time most EMS agencies and hospitals have been forced to work together Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:20:00 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10919857/quality-corner-ems-and-health-insurance http://www.emsworld.com/article/10863450/critical-thinking Criticism can help us improveif we let it Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10863450/critical-thinking http://www.emsworld.com/article/10893312/qampa-with-mike-taigman How to improve the health of your community Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10893312/qampa-with-mike-taigman http://www.emsworld.com/article/10855624/quality-corner-how-to-make-better-ems-providers There are three easily remembered, simply executed items, which I believe, if followed, will greatly improve the quality of patient care of any EMS provider Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:36:00 -0600 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10855624/quality-corner-how-to-make-better-ems-providers http://www.emsworld.com/article/10845695/the-event-system-offers-insight-into-our-errors What are we doing wrong? Med errors top first list Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10845695/the-event-system-offers-insight-into-our-errors http://www.emsworld.com/article/10828697/emergency-response-teams Teaching local businesses to provide basic first aid and CPR until EMS arrives. Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:39:00 -0600 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10828697/emergency-response-teams http://www.emsworld.com/article/10820459/quality-corner-how-do-you-get-quality-customer-feedback Developing personal relationships is still the most effective way to improve interagency relationships, resolve problems and improve customer service Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:45:00 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10820459/quality-corner-how-do-you-get-quality-customer-feedback http://www.emsworld.com/article/10820050/call-recording-comes-to-rural-minnesota Multimedia solution deployed across 19 counties Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10820050/call-recording-comes-to-rural-minnesota http://www.emsworld.com/article/10813599/quality-improvement-in-ems One of the biggest challenges facing quality coordinators of smaller agencies is a lack of resources. Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:40:33 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10813599/quality-improvement-in-ems http://www.emsworld.com/article/10797033/telemedicine-in-ems-how-can-it-help How can EMS agencies leverage telemedicine to maximize quality and safety for both patients and providers? Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10797033/telemedicine-in-ems-how-can-it-help http://www.emsworld.com/article/10773595/fatal-mistakes-in-prehospital-medicine Few tools have as great a potential to cause harm as the laryngoscope, the syringe and the ink pen Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10773595/fatal-mistakes-in-prehospital-medicine http://www.emsworld.com/article/10779885/case-study-why-paper-is-poison What are the benefits of electronic patient care reports? Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:10:00 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10779885/case-study-why-paper-is-poison http://www.emsworld.com/article/10758095/it-takes-a-system-to-make-a-save In the HeartRescue Projects approach to improving SCA survival, everyone plays a role Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:03:00 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10758095/it-takes-a-system-to-make-a-save http://www.emsworld.com/article/10756613/what-do-you-do-with-that-data NEMSIS is powerlearn how to take advantage Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10756613/what-do-you-do-with-that-data http://www.emsworld.com/article/10760757/quality-corner-burtons-rule-for-quality-improvement-education Determining the most common, most serious and most unusual is an excellent way to set immediate priorities for your QI education. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 07:36:28 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10760757/quality-corner-burtons-rule-for-quality-improvement-education http://www.emsworld.com/article/10686336/session-highlights A roundup of some of the key content presented at the Gathering of Eagles Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10686336/session-highlights http://www.emsworld.com/article/10689274/quality-corner-do-your-due-diligence In EMS, you dont win points by guessing right. You win points by maintaining a high index of suspicion, finding problems that arent so obvious and always erring on the side of caution. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:00:00 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10689274/quality-corner-do-your-due-diligence http://www.emsworld.com/article/10657524/quality-corner-beware-the-patient-refusal Failing to fully treat a sick patient is one thing. But leaving a patient behind and not treating them at all after they called 9-1-1 is complete negligence. Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:52:00 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10657524/quality-corner-beware-the-patient-refusal http://www.emsworld.com/article/10517870/quality-corner-part-12-acknowledging-the-good Your quality improvement program should be as encouraging as it is educational. Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:50:00 -0600 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10517870/quality-corner-part-12-acknowledging-the-good http://www.emsworld.com/article/10451624/quality-based-reimbursement-will-it-weed-out-the-weak How Medicare pays for services is changing. What are the implications for EMS? Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10451624/quality-based-reimbursement-will-it-weed-out-the-weak http://www.emsworld.com/article/10416092/quality-corner-part-10-the-two-minute-ems-challenge Check out this coordinated team approach to rapid patient assessment Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:10:00 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10416092/quality-corner-part-10-the-two-minute-ems-challenge http://www.emsworld.com/article/10335185/quality-corner-part-9-assessing-paramedic-quality-of-care How is a medical director or supervisor to assess a paramedic's abilities and quality of care? One of the most reliable and least biased is through an annual skills review and sign-off. Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10335185/quality-corner-part-9-assessing-paramedic-quality-of-care http://www.emsworld.com/article/10318713/quality-corner-part-8-the-medical-director-and-quality-improvement Medical directors are one cog in the QI system, but they are only as important as they make themselves. Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10318713/quality-corner-part-8-the-medical-director-and-quality-improvement http://www.emsworld.com/article/10318705/quality-corner-part-7-cqi-as-a-career-path If you are the person who has been promoted, demoted or blackmailed into taking the quality coordinator position, and you are willing to think outside the box, you can dramatically improve the standard of your patient care Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10318705/quality-corner-part-7-cqi-as-a-career-path http://www.emsworld.com/article/10318790/medical-advisory-board-vs-single-medical-director-the-pros-and-cons If you put a premium on the ability to gain broad insight during the decision-making process, then working with a medical advisory board in regard to protocol development and medical oversight, may be your best bet. Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10318790/medical-advisory-board-vs-single-medical-director-the-pros-and-cons http://www.emsworld.com/article/10318793/quality-corner-part-5-patient-care-standards-a-quality-comparison When it comes to the quality of patient care standards, EMS has a ways to go to catch up with the rest of medicine Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10318793/quality-corner-part-5-patient-care-standards-a-quality-comparison http://www.emsworld.com/article/10318832/why-rounding-works When searching for clinical information, the best source is always the patient or family members. So why do EMS organizations avoid speaking to patients when searching for information about how they are performing? Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10318832/why-rounding-works http://www.emsworld.com/article/10318880/quality-corner-part-4-the-10-commandments-of-quality-ems These 10 commandments capture key concepts of quality patient care Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10318880/quality-corner-part-4-the-10-commandments-of-quality-ems http://www.emsworld.com/article/10318907/quality-corner-part-3-what-is-quality-care Achieving success is easier if you define what success is Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.emsworld.com/article/10318907/quality-corner-part-3-what-is-quality-care