Emergency medical services (EMS)
Current Projects
Advantages and Disadvantages of Hospital-Based Emergency Medical Services in Rural Areas
Research center:
Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Emergency medical services (EMS),
Hospitals and clinics
This project will clarify issues surrounding the hospital's decision to acquire and maintain ownership of community ambulance services.
Exploring the Black Box: Design and Implementation Issues of P4P for Rural Physicians
Research center:
Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Emergency medical services (EMS),
Health care financing,
Physicians
Information about how pay-for-performance (P4P) payment systems work in ambulatory care settings, and in particular, how rural physicians might be affected, is scarce. This study employs qualitative research methods to explore the design and implementation of P4P systems and to investigate effects of P4P on rural physicians in a variety of settings.
Turnover Costs in Rural Emergency Medical Services
Research center:
ORHP-funded Individual Grantees
Funders:
North Central EMS Institute ,
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Emergency medical services (EMS),
Workforce
Costs associated with providing Emergency Medical Services (EMS) transportation in rural areas are much higher than in urban communities. This study will measure the annual rate of turnover among rural EMS systems, identify costs associated with turnover, and create a budgeting tool for calculating the costs of turnover.
Volunteerism in Rural EMS
Research center:
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Emergency medical services (EMS),
Health care financing,
Workforce
Semi-structured telephone interviews will be used to examine issues facing rural EMS services that have converted or are considering converting from volunteer services to paid services. Respondents will be queried regarding their conversion or consideration of conversion and the effect on their ability to recruit and retain personnel, their relationship with other agencies such as fire departments and hospitals, and the overall availability of EMS services.
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