Promoting Innovation in EMS

4.Improve Clinical Feedback a. Local EMS agencies / authorities should:

c. National EMS associations should: i. Identify best educational practices related to problem and team-based learning, distance learning, simulation, use of standardized patients, and virtual reality. ii.Encourage use of existing national standards and best practices.

i. Develop systematic methods of providing providers with clinical outcomes for their patients. b. State EMS authorities / associations should: i. Disseminate awareness that EMS is allowed to view hospital data for their patients under HIPAA. ii.Advocate for the routine sharing of information with EMS. c. National EMS associations should: i. Promote efforts to integrate EMS and hospital records.

iii. Define clinical competency. iv. Revise current continuing education requirements. v. Fund innovative EMS training grants.

vi. Advocate for federal funding streams to develop national educational standards that incorporate a broader curriculum to better prepare and integrate EMS into the health care system at every EMS role and level (providers, educators, etc.).

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