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42.

Meeting Date:	12/15/2015
WCEMS EMS Compass Initiative agreement with ESO
Submitted For:	Kenny Schnell	Submitted By:	Kenny Schnell, EMS
Department:	EMS
Agenda Category:	Regular Agenda Items

Information

Agenda Item

Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on approving the ESO EMS Compass Initiative Agreement for Williamson County EMS.

Background

This agreement will allow ESO to use our de-identified data following the HIPAA Privacy Rule for the EMS Compass Initiative. This agreement has been reviewed and approved by Williamson County legal counsel. The goal of EMS Compass is to help EMS systems measure and improve the quality of care at the local, regional, state and national levels.

Funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of EMS and led by the National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO), the EMS Compass initiative has engaged a wide range of EMS stakeholders to develop performance measures that are relevant to EMS agencies, regulators, and patients. The measures will be based on the latest version of the National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) and will allow local and state EMS systems to use their own data meaningfully.

The result of this work will benefit the EMS community from patient to provider and administrator to regulator, as they pursue meaningful performance measurement. Due to the success of NEMSIS, the availability of standardized data will allow systems to use the EMS Compass performance measures to evaluate performance consistently over time and across borders.

Fiscal Impact

From/To	Acct No.	Description	Amount

Attachments
WCEMS.EMSCompassInitiative

Form Review

Inbox	Reviewed By	Date
County Judge Exec Asst.	Wendy Coco	12/03/2015 09:02 AM
Form Started By: kschnell		Started On: 12/01/2015 10:04 AM
Final Approval Date: 12/03/2015