Preventing the Provider Induced Patient Refusal (PIPRs) It has often been said that one of the riskier things an EMS provider can do is to accept and write up a patient refusal. In many cases patients refuse care and later,…
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 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…