I'm heading up our QA/QI committee and am really frustrated with the way we document and the resistance I get at trying to change it. The narratives, in my opinion, are very poor, often consisting of just a few lines. These are on ICU-level transfers, often vented, on multiple drips. We are...
I prefer to minimize scene times by doing what I can en route to the hospital. Obviously there are times when it's more appropriate and in the best interests of the patient to do certain procedures on the scene, like a 12-lead. It drives me crazy when crews will sit on scene forever just so they...
If designed and implemented properly, ePCR's are the way to go. The benefits over paper are too many to list. With that said, I've seen some poorly designed programs and terrible implementations which actually create more work for the crews and generate more paper. A properly designed and...
I would send you a PM but I just registered and can't send them until I have 5 posts. Can you give a little more info on what's going on there and what it's like?
Thanks!