EMS Royal Flush
Download PDF (Journal of Emergency Medical Services, JEMS, February 2012)Against all odds, Jersey City Medical Center EMS reinvented itself and achieved five major national EMS recognitions. Their epic efforts set a new standard for overcoming adversity, EMS system redesign, clinical excellence and employee acceptance–and implementing electronic processes like FirstWatch was part of the solution.
Public Health Surveillance: Using Emergency Medical Service Logs
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Biosurveillance Technology Used to Combat Drug Abuse
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Crunching the Numbers
Download PDF (Best Practices Magazine, April 2010) In Sedgwick County, KS, data collection leads to increased efficiency and better patient care.
Swift, High-Tech Response Keep EMS on Top of H1N1 Flu Outbreak
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FirstWatch Media Highlights
FirstWatch Media Highlights A compilation of local and national FirstWatch TV clips, including Diane Sawyer’s interview with Frank Gresh, Communications Center Manager at EMSA (Tulsa and Oklahoma City, OK), during early onset of the 2003 Flu Outbreak.
Cutting Edge EMS Technology to Improve Patient Care
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Pinellas County Safety System
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Pandemic Flu and 9-1-1
Download PDF (Emergency Number Professional Magazine, Jan/Feb 2008)As a vital link to the public, and to the local public safety entities, 9-1-1 centers will play a central role in any local or regional pandemic flu strategy.
Operation Overload
Operation Overload (EMS World, May 2007) EMS Providers in Henderson, NV, face the challenges of explosive growth.
Strong Angel III: Learning to Work Together
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Syndromic Surveillance in San Mateo County
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High Stakes
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Data Fusion and the 9-1-1 Center
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Clinical Response Planning–Syndromic Surveillance
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System Will Alert of Potential Attacks
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Hospital’s New Bioterrorism System Tracks Illness Trends
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Point Taken: Dr. James Buehler on the Promise of Syndromic Surveillance
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Dispatch Surveillance System Can Provide Early Bioterrorism Warning
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