The North Carolina EMS data system: A comprehensive integrated emergency medical services quality improvement program

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-94

  Mears, Greg D ^a,b   Pratt, Drexdal ^b   Glickman, Seth W ^a   Brice, Jane H ^a   Glickman, Lawrence T ^a   Cabaas, Jose G ^a   Cairns, Charles B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Data system; Information technology; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EDUCATION; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MASS DISASTER; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PRIVACY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CREDENTIALING; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NORTH CAROLINA; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71449110364     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903120903349846     Document Type: Review

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