The Fezz
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Hello all,
Recently, I and probably so did many others found out that all New Jersey EMS agencies and dispatch centers to report call data.
Here is some info on it.
"The Law mandates that ALL agencies that respond to 911 emergencies use NEMSIS compliant (currently 3.4) electronic Patient Care Reporting (ePCR) software by January 1, 2018. For more information about NEMSIS, please visit www NEMSIS org. Currently, NJ has over 270 EMS agencies that are already submitting NEMSIS 3.4 compliant data to the State repository. Over 100,000 records (or about 80% of 911 calls) are submitted monthly."
So essentially, all NJ EMS Agencies will have to use electronic PCRs.
What is everyone's thoughts on this? (Especially those of you from NJ)
If you use Electronic PCRs now, what are the pros and cons? Do you enjoy using them?
I have been in EMS for just over a year now and am approaching a full year as an EMT this September, so I haven't been in very long at all, but I personally like using the paper PCRs my agency has. Maybe that's because that's how I have been taught. But I know that other people in my agency, like those who have been in EMS for 20+ years have been doing the same thing their entire EMS career. I foresee this change being very challenging for those people, plus the other challenges of obtaining the software,(which is going to be provided for free, but getting it out to all the agencies could be a problem), etc.
Let me know what ya'll think of this! And please, if you have any tips, share em!
-Fezz
Recently, I and probably so did many others found out that all New Jersey EMS agencies and dispatch centers to report call data.
Here is some info on it.
"The Law mandates that ALL agencies that respond to 911 emergencies use NEMSIS compliant (currently 3.4) electronic Patient Care Reporting (ePCR) software by January 1, 2018. For more information about NEMSIS, please visit www NEMSIS org. Currently, NJ has over 270 EMS agencies that are already submitting NEMSIS 3.4 compliant data to the State repository. Over 100,000 records (or about 80% of 911 calls) are submitted monthly."
So essentially, all NJ EMS Agencies will have to use electronic PCRs.
What is everyone's thoughts on this? (Especially those of you from NJ)
If you use Electronic PCRs now, what are the pros and cons? Do you enjoy using them?
I have been in EMS for just over a year now and am approaching a full year as an EMT this September, so I haven't been in very long at all, but I personally like using the paper PCRs my agency has. Maybe that's because that's how I have been taught. But I know that other people in my agency, like those who have been in EMS for 20+ years have been doing the same thing their entire EMS career. I foresee this change being very challenging for those people, plus the other challenges of obtaining the software,(which is going to be provided for free, but getting it out to all the agencies could be a problem), etc.
Let me know what ya'll think of this! And please, if you have any tips, share em!
-Fezz