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Hudson Valley Regional EMS Council

 Quality Improvement Page

The purpose of a Quality Improvement (QI) program is to assist EMS Providers, Medical Control Hospitals, EMS Agencies and other system participants with a mechanism to evaluate the Emergency Medical System of a given area. The system-wide QI program of the Hudson Valley is designed to ensure continuous improvement in pre-hospital performance and quality patient care to the residents and visitors of the Hudson Valley Region. 

 

A system-wide QI program incorporates methods of evaluation composed of structure, process, and outcome evaluations to focus on improvement efforts, interventions to decrease the causes, and steps to improve the overall process.                                                                                                                                                                                                

To receive a copy of the Regional Quality Improvement Guidelines, please click here

or call the Regional Office at (845) 245-4292.

To download a copy of the Regional QI Project for 2006-2007 click here

To download a copy of the Regional QI Project for 2005-2006 click here

The Hudson Valley REMAC is currently conducting

the following Quality Improvement Studies: 

    

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Utilization of Epinephrine Auto Injectors (EAI) by EMS agencies

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Effectiveness of the Regional Rapid Sequence Intubation Program

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Appropriateness and Effectiveness of BLS Nebulized Albuterol Administration

    For additional copies of the Regional Nebulized

Albuterol Administration Reporting Form or any other QI form - please

contact the Regional office

  Check back soon for continuing study updates!

Please direct any questions regarding Regional Quality Improvement issues to the Hudson Valley Regional EMS Council Quality Improvement Coordinator at qaqi@hvremsco.org.

 For further information on Quality Improvement processes contact the following websites: 

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    A Leadership Guide to Quality Improvement for EMS Systems – www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/ems/leaderguide/index.html

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    Baldrige National Quality Program – www.quality.nist.gov

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    National EMS-C Data Analysis Resource Center - http://nedarc.med.utah.edu/default.htm 

 “Quality Improvement is the organized creation of beneficial change; the attainment of unprecedented levels of performance…a breakthrough!”

– James N. Eastham Jr., ScD

 

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