The 4C’s of EMS CQI Leadership
The 4C’s of EMS CQI Leadership Look up EMS CQI on the internet and you will find a wide variety of material related to how to perform CQI. What to measure, how to measure it, what and who you should…
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Timely Topics in EMS CQI: The ALS Downgrade Note
Timely Topics in EMS CQI: The ALS Downgrade Note A 76-year-old male complaining of chest pain after a motor vehicle crash is assessed by the paramedic/basic crew on scene and the medic determines the patient is low likelihood for an…
12 Reasons to Outsource Your EMS QA Program
12 Reasons to Outsource Your EMS QA Program Back in 2005, I had no idea if outsourcing EMS quality improvement was a concept that could work. There were virtually no private companies devoted to performing EMS quality improvement services. I…
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.…
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…
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.
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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?
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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.
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