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NEMSIS Update

Joint National EMS Leadership Teleconference August 23,2007

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NEMSIS Update Topics

• Technical Assistance to States

• Financial Assistance to States

• Contributions to the National EMS Database

• Status of Compliance Testing

• National Reporting Plan (samples)

• Revision to NHTSA 3.0

• National Agenda Items

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Technical Assistance to States

• Direct Technical Assistance– Conducted site visits in 17 states

• 2 additional state contacts while conducting another visit

– 48 states received direct assistance– Participation in state meetings– Creation of state-specific tools (i.e.,Validator

and Mapper software tools)– Collaboration with NEDARC

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Technical Assistance to States

• Indirect Technical Assistance– NEMSIS website accessed over 6,000 times

• Software Contact List• Wolfberg Letter (HIPAA)• National Reports

– List Server Messages / Google User Group– Software Compliance Testing

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NEMSIS Update - Utah

• Website Activity– Top Downloads (March, 2007)

• EMS Data Validator Quick Reference V4 (doc) – 332 • NEMSIS Data Dictionary v.2.2.1 (pdf) – 308 • NEMSIS Data Elements and Values v.2.2.1 (xls) – 187 • EMS Law Tracker 000 (doc) – 157• NEMSIS Data Elements Definitions v.2.2.1 (xls) – 138• NEMSIS Data Dictionary v.2.2.1 (doc) – 138• Final NHTSA V2.2.1 Compliance Policy 4-28-2006 (pdf) – 131• NEMSIS XSDs v2.2.1 (zip) – 117• NEMSIS Compliance Task List 001 (pdf) – 84• NEMSIS Colorado (ppt) – 80

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Financial Assistance to States

• States Requesting 408 Funding for NEMSIS– AL, AR, AS, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, HI, ID, IN, KS,

LA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, NJ, NM, OH, OK, PA, PR, RI, SD, TN, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY.

• 33 States• 1 Territory

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Contributions to the National EMS Database

• New Hampshire: 56,892• Minnesota: 104,715• North Carolina: 762,156 • Nevada: 1,934• Utah – beginning in September• Nebraska – beginning in September

Currently Contains 925,697 Records!Currently Contains 925,697 Records!

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Other Short List States

• Idaho: submit late September

• New Jersey: submit November

• Tennessee: submit in the fall

• North Dakota: asking vendor to submit

• Delaware: ready to submit late summer

• Maine: waiting for law to apply

Other ImageTrend states: GA, NE, NM, WA, WI, MO

Other MedMedia states: HI, ID, IA, ND, MH

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Status of Compliance Testing

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Gold CertificationAccuMed BillingAccuMedWeb Version 3.7 ACS-FirehouseFirehouse Software Version 7.0 BIO-KeyFireRMS Version 4.3 Colleton SoftwareMICS Version 1.0.5 Digital InnovationsCollector EMS Server Version 4.1 emsChartsemsCharts Version 2.2emsCharts Pocket Version 2.2 emsCharts Mobile Version 2.2 Grayco SystemsEMSIS Rover Version 2.1.0EMSIS Provider Version 2.7.0 EMSIS Server Version 2.1.0

ImageTrendEMS State Bridge Version 3.0 IatrowareIatroChart EMS Version 1.01

IMC, Inc.EMS Transport Med MediaEMStat WebCUR Gold Version 1.0 OrtivusSweet Field Data w/NEMSIS Version 5.3 RAM SoftwareAIM ePCR w/NEMSIS Version 4.1 Sansio (formerly ScanHealth)HealthEMS Version 4.1 Vital Data TechnologyNEMSIS PCR Bridge Version 1.0

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Silver CertificationAllegheny R & DEMMA Version 6.0 American AmbulanceSimon Version 11.0

Business Micro Resources Corp

FireTools EMS

Corporate Technologies, LLC

ESS/Ambulance

Documed SystemsEmergency-Pro Version 4.0 Emergency ReportingERS Version 4.0 Emergency Technologies Inc.Visual EMS Version 5.3

EmergiData

RescueMedic EMS ConsultantsAutomated Run Tracking (ART) Version 6.2 EMS Data SystemsEMScan Version RMP-2.xEMScan Version AR-2.x

ESO SolutionsESO Pro Version 1.2

FATPOT TechnologiesEnfuego Version 1.4.8

Healthware SolutionsEMS Solution Suite Version 5.7 w/NEMSIS IntermedixEMS 2006 Version 1.0 Medical Claims AssistanceEPIC Version 1.0.0.0 Medusa MedicalSiren ePCR Version 2.xxSiren ePCR Version 3.xx OPEN IncorporatedSafetyPAD Version 2.7 PeopleForceNJSFACts Version 2.0 Purvis SystemsFDManager Version 3.2

Vital Data TechnologyWebPCR Version 2.0 Zoll Data SystemsRescueNet TabletPCR Version 4.0.2.81

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National Reporting Plan• Develop “real time” state and national reports

– Report Domain• Data Quality reports• Demographic reports• Elapsed Time reports• Medical and Trauma reports• Disposition reports• Agency reports• Cardiac Arrest reports• Financial Aspects reports• Delay reports• Ad-hoc reports

• Develop a “real-time” searchable data query system for emphasis areas

– Cardiac Arrest– Trauma

• Develop “real-time” data cubes to facilitate multi-dimensional data models with a rapid execution time.

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National Report Sample

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National Report Sample

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National Report Sample

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National Report Sample

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National Report Sample

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Challenges

• Completeness of state data

• Identifying a core set of reports

• Precision of FIPS codes

• Be compliant with our latest version (NTHSA 2.2.1)

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Revision to NHTSA 3.0• The revision process will begin Spring 2008

– Lead by Greg Mears• Fix existing errors in the 2.2.1 dataset• Consider the additional of modules (e.g., workforce)• Facilitate national research (e.g., CDC triage

scheme)

– Process will be more electronic• Wiki, teleconferences, involve vendors

– Product available in 2010

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National Agenda Items

• Seeking Federal Security Certification

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National Agenda Items

• Seeking Validation through an SDO

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Questions