How Hospitals Can Improve Patient Throughput, Streamline Discharge, and Prevent Readmissions
Nov 13, 2024
1 min read
An estimated 25-30% of total healthcare spend in the U.S. can be traced to inefficient patient throughput, delayed access to treatment,...
Supporting Better Operational and Financial Performance With EMS-Hospital Collaboration
Apr 19, 2024
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A significant portion of healthcare spend can be traced to inefficient patient throughput, delayed access to treatment, and excess length...
EMS-to-Hospital Handoffs Can Be a More Streamlined Experience
Jan 25, 2024
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The transfer of care from emergency medical service (EMS) to the hospital emergency departments (ED) is often a chaotic process.i Some of...
Data Interoperability Drives Better Coordination of Care in Emergent Patient Transitions
Nov 13, 2023
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Everything that happens in an ambulance has a huge impact on what happens to a patient in a hospital. Unfortunately, handoffs between...
Proactive EMS-Hospital Communication Better Prepares Providers for Faster, Safer Care
Nov 8, 2023
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The data obtained by emergency medical technicians (EMTs) on-scene sometimes is not translated into optimal hospital care during handoffs....
How Bi-directional Data Exchange Delivers Insights That Improve the Continuum of Care
Jul 25, 2023
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Access to comprehensive patient data throughout the continuum of care is a major interest for multiple stakeholders. Emergency department...
Purpose-Built, Integrated Platforms Are the Future of Telemedicine
Apr 26, 2022
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Telemedicine is becoming standard practice for many healthcare providers. According to Dr. David Ernst, president of telemedicine innovator...
Compliance Accreditation and Patient Safety with Pre-hospital Emergency Care
Mar 18, 2022
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In Emergency Departments (ED) and Intensive Care Units (ICU) in the U.S., more than half of critically ill patients arrive via ambulance....
Why Rapid Access to EMS Data Is Essential for Excellence in Cardiac Systems of Care
Feb 17, 2022
5 min read
In a cardiac system of care, STEMI-referring hospitals and STEMI-receiving centers rely on accurate, timely communication and coordination...
Using Mobile Devices for Connected Communication Transforms EMS Dispatch
Stephen Frye, Product Owner, ZOLL Respond and ZOLL Road Safety | Dec 28, 2021
Co-Written by Mike McKevitt, Director, Product Management
Data Sharing Myth: HIPAA Prevents Bi-directional Health Information Exchange
Ryan Stark, Esq., Managing Partner, PWW | Aug 9, 2021
Misconceptions About HIPAA Have Created an Artificial Barrier to Bi-directional Data Sharing Between EMS and Hospitals
Hospitals Can Improve Patient Outcomes by Using HL7 to Transform Collaboration With EMS
Frederick Barnes, Vice President, ZOLL Data Systems | Apr 28, 2021
In the unfortunate event that you or a loved one is transported by ambulance to a hospital for emergency care, wouldn’t you want the...
Data Sharing Myth: HIPAA Prevents Bi-directional Health Information Exchange
Ryan Stark, Esq., Managing Partner, PWW | Nov 17, 2020
Misconceptions About HIPAA Have Created an Artificial Barrier to Bi-directional Data Sharing Between EMS and Hospitals
Interoperability Has Come a Long Way, but There Is Much to Be Done
Dr. Greg Mears, MD, Medical Director, ZOLL Data Systems | Sep 3, 2020
(8 min read) 2020 has been an interesting year, and at the time of this writing, it’s only September. I am sure the word of the year will...
Connected Communication Using Mobile Devices Transforms EMS Dispatch
Stephen Frye, Product Owner, ZOLL Respond and ZOLL Road Safety | Jul 30, 2020
Co-Written by Mike McKevitt, Director, Product Management
Five EMS Technology Improvements that Will Shape the Next Ten Years
Tim Nowak, Founder & CEO, Emergency Medical Solutions, LLC | Feb 13, 2020
“The only constant is change,” paraphrasing the ancient Greek philosopher, Heraclitus. In the world of technological and engineering...
Mobile “Interoperable” Healthcare: An Alternative Definition to “MIH”
Tim Nowak, Founder & CEO, Emergency Medical Solutions, LLC | Dec 4, 2019
We’re used to hearing about ‘interoperability’ in terms of communications, but how about its use in information exchange?