Issue Briefs
Date of this Version
11-21-2011
Abstract
Although Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is a crucial part of the health care system, there is relatively little research on the quality of those services. EMS agencies often measure their performance using criteria such as response time or total prehospital time. But larger scale studies that cross counties and providers are rare. This Issue Brief summarizes two studies that use comprehensive, longitudinal data from one state to assess the demographic, geographic, and professional factors that affect EMS performance.
Document Type
Brief
Volume
17
Number
3
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords
payment & delivery, organization of healthcare delivery
View On LDI Website
http://ldi.upenn.edu/policy/issue-briefs/2011/11/21/the-quality-of-emergency-medical-services
Date Posted: 09 December 2016