New Rurally Relevant EMS Quality Measures

The purpose of this event was to inform Flex Grantees about new rurally relevant EMS quality measures that resulted from a Flex-funded EMS supplement project. This event was supported by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) and coordinated by TASC, a program of the National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center). 

Audience: EMS Supplement Cohort Participants

Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Jarvis, EMS System Medical Director / Chief Medical Officer, MedStar Mobile Healthcare

Upon participating in this event, participants were able to:

• Recognize the National EMS Quality Alliance (NEMSQA) and the work that they do to promote a culture of quality improvement
• Recall the development process for EMS quality measures
• Summarize a Flex-funded project that contributed to the creation of new rural relevant EMS measures
• Understand ways Flex Programs could use NEMSQA EMS measures

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