For Immediate Release: December 7, 2017
Ohio EMS Announces $700,000 in Funding to Aid in Electronic Data Submissions
(COLUMBUS) – The Traffic
Records Coordinating Committee (TRCC) recently approved up to $700,000 in
project funding for the purpose of purchasing tablet devices and cases for the
Ohio‘s local EMS agencies offering a more efficient way to submit patient data
electronically.
The project will assist EMS agencies with the electronic submission
of data reporting to the Ohio Emergency Medical Service Incident Reporting
System (EMSIRS) and for use with the OHTrac Mass Casualty Incident Mobile
Application and Trauma Registry.
“Our EMSIRS holds more than 14 million records and uses a wide range of
peripheral information within its daily operations,” said Ohio EMS Executive
Director Mel House. “Many opportunities exist to use these new data resources
to derive near real-time epidemiological, safety, performance, predictive, and
trending insights.”
OHTrac is the only statewide tool available to track patients if they
are transported to different hospitals. Electronic submissions assure greater
data acceptability, as well as a more complete and timely view of traffic and
trauma-related injury surveillance.
The project aligns with the 2015 State of Ohio Traffic Records
Assessment recommendations incorporated in The State of Ohio Traffic Records
Coordinating Committee’s (TRCC) fiscal year 2017 through 2021 Strategic Plan,
under the EMS/Injury Surveillance category. This will enhance the EMS/Injury
Surveillance Core Area by allowing for a better ability to link data across the
Continuum of Care and with hospital systems, registries, and other public health,
public safety, and transportation databases.
For details on eligibility, or to apply, please visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ElectronicTabletGrant
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The Ohio Department
of Public Safety, through the Division of EMS, oversees the certification of
emergency medical technicians and firefighters and ensures that the
professionals in these lifesaving roles are properly trained, educated and
prepared for emergency situations.
For additional information, contact:
China Dodley at (614) 466-2551
CLDodley@dps.ohio.gov
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