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51. Exploring State Data Sources to Monitor Rural Emergency Medical Services Performance Improvement
Date: Mar 2020

Examines potential sources of data that State Flex Programs (SFPs) could utilize to analyze and improve rural emergency medical services (EMS). Discusses challenges facing rural EMS systems and the assessment of these systems by SFPs. Explores how SFPs can support rural EMS data collection initiatives.

...EMS). Discusses challenges facing rural EMS systems and the assessment of these systems by SFPs...

52. State-Based Recommendations to Support Rural Ambulance Agencies
Date: Feb 2023

Discusses challenges faced by rural ambulance agencies and emergency medical services (EMS) agencies. Identifies state-based policy opportunities to support rural ambulance agencies. Covers EMS as an essential service, professional management, EMS zones, and standby costs.

...EMS) agencies. Identifies state-based policy opportunities to support rural ambulance agencies. Covers EMS as an essential...

53. Future of Emergency Care Series: Emergency Medical Services: At the Crossroads
Date: 2007

Part one in a series of three reports from the Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the United States Health System. Examines pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS). Discusses issues specific to rural EMS and the rural EMS workforce.

...EMS). Discusses issues specific to rural EMS and the rural EMS workforce. --- View more Future...

54. Rural and Urban Experiences with EMS Overdose Treatment
Date: Apr 2021

Results of a survey of 90 urban and rural emergency medical service (EMS) providers practicing in Indiana during the period from November 2020 to March 2021, to determine how many training hours they receive and how comfortable they are with treating opioid overdoses and general drug overdoses. Features survey responses with breakdowns by urban and rural location. Poster presented at the 2021 RTT Collaborative Annual Meeting.

...EMS Overdose Treatment --- Results of a survey of 90 urban and rural emergency medical service...

55. Rural Nevada EMS Capacity Assessment
Date: Oct 2021

Presents results of a 2020 survey of 36 rural EMS agencies, addressing transporting patients, funding and billing, workforce and recruitment issues, health information technology, and more.

...EMS Capacity Assessment --- Presents results of a 2020 survey of 36 rural EMS agencies, addressing...

56. EMS Toolkit
Reviewed: Aug 2023

Includes resources developed for rural EMS organizations, which are often run by volunteers. Topics include recruitment and retention, funding and finances, and leadership and management.

...EMS Toolkit --- Includes resources developed for rural EMS organizations, which are often run by volunteers...

57. NACRHHS Update: Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care Services
Date: Jan 2023

Webinar recording discusses the 90th meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services which focused on rural EMS and the integration of behavioral health into primary care services. Features presentations from representatives of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, the Bureau of Primary Health Care, Tri-Area Community Health, the Maine Rural Health Research Center, and the Kansas Health Institute.

...EMS) and Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care Services --- Webinar recording discusses the 90th...

58. Standard Precautions Among Emergency Medical Services in Urban and Rural Areas
Date: Feb 2020

Study examining EMS adherence to standard precautions regarding blood and bodily fluid safety, comparing rural and urban EMS providers in West Virginia. Analyzes survey data to understand general exposure prevention practices. Discusses role of occupational health professionals in administering standard precautions training and evaluation for EMS providers.

...EMS adherence to standard precautions regarding blood and bodily fluid safety, comparing rural and urban...

59. Promising Practice: GA SORH Looks at the Feasibility of EMS Regionalization in the State
Date: Mar 2017

Reports on a study undertaken by the Georgia State Office of Rural Health (GA-SORH) and the Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) to determine if regionalization of emergency medical services (EMS) among counties was feasible as a way to fill the gaps left from the closure of several rural hospitals in the state.

...EMS Regionalization in the State --- Reports on a study undertaken by the Georgia State Office...

60. Year Two Evaluation of the Flex EMS Supplemental Funding Projects: Building an Evidence Base Through Outcome Measurement
Date: Apr 2022

Examines the outcome management strategies of four of the Flex Program's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Supplemental funding grant recipients. Describes the outcome measures selected, the timing of those measures, and data sources used to support their outcome measures. Identifies strengths and challenges to the outcome management strategies and offers recommendations to refine these strategies.

...EMS Supplemental Funding Projects: Building an Evidence Base Through Outcome Measurement --- Examines the outcome management...