July 25, 2011
To: Santa Clara County EMS System Stakeholders
From: Josh Davies
Section Manager
Subject: Special Session: Medical Control Advisory Committee Meeting
A special session of the Medical Control Advisory Committee has been scheduled for August 25, 2011 from 0830 -1200 hours at the San Jose Fire Department, 255 South Montgomery Avenue, San Jose.
The two items on this agenda are the review of proposed clinical care policy changes and a comprehensive review of proposed Clinical Performance and Quality Assurance Indicator EQIP requirements that will become effective October 1, 2011. Dr. Rudnick will review each proposed clinical protocol change and then he and I will walk through each Clinical Performance Indicator and Quality Assurance Indicator.
The EMS Agency requests that in addition to the department/company clinical and quality improvement staff and medical advisors, the Paramedic/BLS Coordinator (or representative responsible for financial and operational commitments for the organization) is present. This review will address timelines, expectations, and finance issues.
As a point of clarification, the routine Medical Control Advisory Committee Meeting will occur as identified on the Emergency Medical Services Stakeholder Meeting Schedule 201, on September 22 and December 15, 2011 from 1000-1200 hours at the Santa Clara Fire Department Training Center (1900 Walsh Avenue, Santa Clara). Please note that the meeting does not start at 0900 hours. The Standard Agenda for this meeting is as follows:
• EMS Medical Directors Report
• Specialty Care Programs Update
• Clinical EMS Quality Improvement Plan Updates
• Medical Control Review
• EMS Best Practices
The detailed agenda for this meeting will be sent by August 22, 2011.
In follow-up to the Medical Control Advisory Meeting that was held on June 23, 2011; the following updates are provided.
• Policy 302 Minimum EMS Asset Inventory Requirements will be posted for public comment by August 5, 2011 for a 30 day period.
• Proposed clinical care protocol changes will be posted for public comment today for a 30 day period.
• The EMS Agency will not be taking any action on proposed changes to the formatting/design of the clinical protocol “field guide” at this time. Dr. Rudnick is in the process of review and will provide next steps for providing feedback to the Medical Control Advisory Group in the fall.
• Updates to department/company EMS Quality Improvement Plans (EQIP) are due July 29, 2011 to Bob Cascone.
Thank you for your time and continued support of the Santa Clara County EMS System. If you should have any questions and to RSVP for this Special Session (by August 18, 2011) please contact Bob Cascone (bob.cascone@phd.sccgov.org).
About Us
- Santa Clara County EMS Agency
- Santa Clara County, California, United States
- The Santa Clara County EMS Agency is charged with the oversight and regulation of the delivery of emergency medical services within the County. The EMS Agency is responsible for developing and coordinating an integrated emergency medical care delivery system, which is composed of education agencies, hospitals and specialty care facilities. Responsibilities include system planning, training program approval, provider and hospital designation, the establishment of appropriate medical, operations, and quality standards, monitoring and facilitating compliance, and the certification, authorization, and accreditation of personnel. The EMS Agency is also responsible for disaster medical-health planning and response. This includes multiple patient management, emergency public health operations, and medical-health mutual aid coordination.