6 Principles for Building Trauma-Informed Communities
Just as communities can collectively experience trauma, they can also be a tremendous resource for resilience and healing.
Healthcare
Realizing the Potential of Genomic Data in Patient Care
How can healthcare organizations make use of genomic data to create personalized treatment?
Helping to Solve the U.S. Opioid Crisis with Technology
One important tool in the arsenal of federal and state government agencies looking to fight the opioid crisis are prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs).
Expanding Graduate Medical Education in Texas
Texas is working hard to strike a balance between funding new and existing medical schools and supporting ample graduate medical education opportunities for the state’s physician graduates.
Convening Stakeholders to Build Effective Systems of Care for Time-Sensitive Medical Conditions
Carefully coordinated efforts between all of the EMS provider organizations and hospitals in the community are necessary to consistently achieve the best possible outcomes.
How SBA Played a High Risk, High Reward Game in Hurricane Relief
Results from going to the cloud are apparent, but the long-term benefits will continue to show up in the communities that are being serviced, such as Puerto Rico.
Performance Measures for EMS Performance Contracts and Service Level Agreements
The various elements of the local EMS system come at a significant public funding cost to the communities they serve. It stands to reason that with that significant investment, there should be some level of accountability on these entities to report on the quality of their care.
Performance Contracts and Service Level Agreements for Emergency Medical Service Providers
Thoughts on how to hold pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) providers accountable for the community health impact they have.
Holding EMS Accountable For Patient Impact
It’s generally not fair to hold EMS accountable for most aspects of patient outcomes because the majority of care takes place in hospitals and other settings. However, it is entirely reasonable to hold EMS accountable for the proper and timely completion of the processes that research has shown directly impacts patient outcomes.
5 Questions on Systems of Care for Time Sensitive Emergencies
Here are five questions that senior officials in local government should ask to assess the current status of systems of care for common high-risk, time-sensitive emergency conditions.