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181. Rural Community Ambulance Agency Transformation Toolkit - Resources
Reviewed: Jul 2025

Provides a self-assessment and resources to help rural ambulance agencies move from volume to value and meet the core competencies outlined in the Baldridge Excellence Framework for Health Care. Offers resources related to EMS leadership, strategic planning, the workforce, operations and processes, community involvement, data collection and analysis, and quality outcomes.

...EMS leadership, strategic planning, the workforce, operations and processes, community involvement, data collection and analysis...

182. State Flex Program EMS/Trauma Activities and Integration of Critical Access Hospitals into Trauma Systems - Resources
Date: Mar 2010

Examines State Flex Program trauma-related and emergency medical system (EMS) activities and the designation of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) as trauma centers. Includes data by state on CAH trauma center designation.

...EMS) activities and the designation of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) as trauma centers. Includes data...

183. Developing Regional STEMI Systems of Care: A Review of the Evidence and the Role of the Flex Program - Resources
Date: Oct 2011

Discusses the evidence base for the development of regional systems of care for patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Places special emphasis on the role of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and emergency medical services (EMS) providers, and is designed to act as a guide for State Flex Programs as they develop these local and regional systems of care.

...EMS) providers, and is designed to act as a guide for State Flex Programs as they...

184. A Synthesis of State Flex Program Plans 2003-2004 - Resources
Date: May 2004

Describes trends in state activities for the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex Program). Includes an overview and specific state examples for different aspects of the Flex program, including rural health planning, Critical Access Hospital designation, EMS, quality improvement, and health information technology.

...EMS, quality improvement, and health information technology. --- A Synthesis of State Flex Program Plans 2003-2004 Describes...

185. The Evidence for Community Paramedicine in Rural Areas: State and Local Findings and the Role of the State Flex Program - Resources
Date: Feb 2014

Examines the role of the Flex program in supporting state Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in rural communities. Analyses the evidence base for community paramedicine in rural communities, the role of community paramedics in rural healthcare delivery systems, and the challenges faced by states in implementing community paramedicine programs.

...EMS) in rural communities. Analyses the evidence base for community paramedicine in rural communities, the role...

186. For Analysis of the Rural Impacts of Health Policies and Proposals, Federal Lawmakers of All Stripes Look to This Expert Panel - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Nov 13, 2024

The RUPRI Health Panel, consisting of six of the foremost rural health experts from across the country, is celebrating 30 years of nonpartisan policy analysis. Members reflect on the Panel's history – and their ongoing commitment to representing rural communities and perspectives in national health policy discussions. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS) for all rural residents, state legislatures should designate EMS as an essential service and provide...

187. Quality Time: Sharing PIE – Preventing Readmissions - Resources
Date: Aug 2023

Podcast episode discussing the varied approaches used by quality leaders from three Critical Access Hospitals to reduce readmissions. Covers community partnerships and collaboration with local health and human services providers, including emergency medical services (EMS).

...EMS). --- Quality Time: Sharing PIE – Preventing Readmissions Podcast episode discussing the varied approaches used by quality...

188. Community Health Worker and Community Paramedic Models for Chronic Disease Management - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Jun 14, 2024

Learn more about programs using community health workers and community paramedics to manage chronic disease in rural communities.

...EMS) and Community Paramedicine Website Offers adopted and implemented evidence-informed policy resources related to EMS...

189. Mass Casualty Incident Occurs when Duck Boat Sinks in Rural Missouri — Local Fire Protection Districts Lead Response and Recovery — RHIhub Emergency Preparedness Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Shares how the Southern Stone County Fire Protection District responded to a mass casualty incident after a storm on Table Rock Lake near Branson, Missouri in July of 2018.

...EMS) and the Taney County Ambulance District (TCAD) paramedics to triage and tend to the wounded...

190. Infectious Disease Outbreak Case Studies – RHIhub Emergency Preparedness Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Brief summaries of case studies describing how rural communities, healthcare facilities, first responders, and others have responded to and addressed infectious disease outbreaks.

...EMS) practitioners and placed them in the tier 1 recipient category for the vaccine rollout...