To: EMS Agency Executive Directors, Operations Directors, Chiefs, Captains, Quality Improvement Chairs
Re: NEMSIS 3.4.0 2019 – 01 emsCharts Agencies Update The Bureau has been in regular communication with the development staff at emsCharts and together we advise the following:
Below are some areas with which crews have reported difficulty with completing:
We recognize that these are significant changes to the documentation standard and are confident that the changes will improve our documentation quality. Any EMS agency encountering difficulty, a challenging situation and/or has a suggestion for improvement in the future, please send that to your regional program agency director. The implementation team will review all proposals and consider for our next update due in late 2019 or early 2020. Stay Safe! Peter Peter L. Brodie, BS, AEMT EMS Data Coordinator Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems New York State Department of Health 875 Central Avenue Albany, New York 12206 ph: 518.402.0996 | peter.brodie@health.ny.gov http://www.health.ny.gov Catholic Health has updated its STEMI notification protocol and is asking EMS for additional information to be provided during the phone consultation. After faxing the 12-lead EKG, EMS should be prepared to give the following information via phone:
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