Program Director NEMSIS Technical Assistance Center Salt lake City, Utah
Description: The National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) launched an update to the National EMS Data Standard that will be widely implemented this year and next. NEMSIS Version 3.5 has far-reaching implications to data quality, collection, and utilization. We will review the purpose and value of a national standard, introduce changes to the information collected in the field with implementation of v3.5, and discuss how clinicians, agencies, states, and national partners are using EMS data to improve EMS response.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the purpose, value, and application of the national standard for EMS data collection.
Understand and recognize the changes to data elements in NEMSIS v3.5 as compared to v3.4.
Describe how EMS partners are using EMS data to improve performance and response.
