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Paul Girard
December 21, 2022
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Return on Investment on Your EMS Quality Improvement Program

Return on Investment on Your EMS Quality Improvement Program Ever try to calculate the return on investment of your EMS CQI program? Pretty tough, right? After all, performing QA/QI/CQI functions is intangible and difficult to quantify, especially in financial terms.…

Paul Girard
September 27, 2022
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EMS Quality Improvement: Having the Difficult Conversation

Without doubt the most difficult part of performing quality improvement in EMS is, often times having the difficult conversation with coworkers regarding their patient care practices. In fact, one of the main reasons clients hire Girard & Associates is to…

Paul Girard
September 25, 2022
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The 13 Necessary Elements for High Quality Patient Care

In any EMS system there are going to be calls where, even with the best of intentions, patients do not receive the care they require. It happens every day and in every system.

Paul Girard
September 16, 2022
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9 Reasons for Implementing an EMS Quality Improvement Program

Does your EMS agency allocate a sufficient amount of resources to its quality improvement initiatives?

Paul Girard
August 28, 2022
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Using a Third-Party Consultant for CQI

No matter how diligent, skilled and earnest you are in your job, pretty much everyone dreads a performance review.