Emergency Medical Services
% of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) first response agencies reporting 911-initiated EMS calls to SIREN Elite
Current Value
42%
Definition
Story Behind the Curve
Last update: October, 2022
Author: Emergency Medical Services Program, Vermont Department of Health
As a first step toward quality improvement in emergency medical and trauma care, the EMS office seeks to get all EMS agencies to report their patient-care information into the Vermont Statewide Incident Reporting Network (SIREN). SIREN has been used since 2010 to electronically capture prehospital patient care data. Access to quality data and effective data management play an important role in improving the performance of our emergency health care systems.
Why Is This Important?
Uniform data collection is needed to consistently evaluate systems and develop quality-improvement programs. The National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) provides a basic platform for states to collect and report patient-care data in a uniform manner. NEMSIS enables Vermont’s EMS systems to evaluate their prehospital delivery. EMS reporting serves several important functions, including legal documentation, quality improvement initiatives, billing, and evaluation of individual and agency performance measures.
Partners
Vermont Highway Safety Alliance
Agency of Transportation
Emergency Medical Service agencies
What Works
Continued engagement and training of first response services.
Action Plan
Conduct meetings to connect with first response services and providers to better gauge the benefit, challenges and buy-in from stakeholders.
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