Selker, Harry

EMS Based TIPI-IS Cardiac Care QI-Error Reduction System

Description

Implemented the time-insensitive predictive instruments built into the computerized electrocardiograph in emergency medical service settings and emergency departments; also evaluated its impact on reducing errors and avoidable delays in emergency care.

Grant Number

UC1 HS015124

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EMS Based TIPI-IS Cardiac Care QI/Error Reduction System - Final Report

Citation

Selker H. EMS Based TIPI-IS Cardiac Care QI/Error Reduction System - Final Report. (Prepared by Tufts Medical Center under Grant No. UC1 HS015124). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2008.

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EMS Based TIPI-IS Cardiac Care QI-Error Reduction System

Improving use of prehospital 12-lead ECG for early identification and treatment of acute coronary syndrome and ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Citation

Daudelin DH, Sayah AJ, Kwong M, et al. Improving use of prehospital 12-lead ECG for early identification and treatment of acute coronary syndrome and ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2010 May;3(3):316-23.

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EMS Based TIPI-IS Cardiac Care QI-Error Reduction System