Summary:
Orange County Emergency Medical Services (OCEMS) is actively working on a project to strengthen and enhance the existing EMS data system (known as the Orange County Medical Emergency Data System, or OC-MEDS) by enabling bi-directional health care data exchange between 9-1-1 EMS provider agencies and OCEMS designated emergency receiving centers (ERC) throughout the County.
This project will establish secure connections between OC-MEDS and each respective ERC’s Electronic Health Records (EHR) system(s) to ensure real time availability of EMS records for clinical use and ensure return of patient outcome data to EMS providers and OCEMS to improve patient care and countywide medical/health situational awareness.
Project Timeline: Jan. 2022 through Jun. 2024
Implementation Progress:
Additional Information:
| File | Date |
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| Training for EMS Personnel - Using the Bar Code Scanner in Elite Field to Link Patient Records (UCI Health - Formerly Tenet) | May 24, 2024 |
| Training for EMS Personnel - Using the Bar Code Scanner in Elite Field to Link Patient Records (KPC Health) | May 23, 2024 |
| Training for EMS Personnel - Using the Bar Code Scanner in Elite Field to Link Patient Records (Foothill) | May 20, 2024 |
| Training for EMS Personnel - Using the Bar Code Scanner in Elite Field to Link Patient Records (Hoag) | Feb. 15, 2024 |
| Training for EMS Personnel - Using the Bar Code Scanner in Elite Field to Link Patient Records (Children's Hospital OC) | Feb. 07, 2024 |
| Training for EMS Personnel - Using the Bar Code Scanner in Elite Field to Link Patient Records (Providence OC) | Dec. 03, 2023 |
| Training for EMS Personnel - Using the Bar Code Scanner in Elite Field to Link Patient Records (Prime Health OC) | Nov. 26, 2023 |
| Training for EMS Personnel - Using the Bar Code Scanner in Elite Field to Link Patient Records (Kaiser Permanente OC) | Oct. 30, 2023 |
| Training for EMS Personnel - Using the Barcode Scanner in Elite Field to Link Patient Records (UCI Medical Center) | Jun. 01, 2023 |
| OC-MEDS Health Information Hub (HIH) - Hospital Integration Guide | Mar. 02, 2022 |
| Bi-Directional Data Exchange Informational Webinar - Video of Presentation | Feb. 16, 2022 |
| Bi-Directional Data Exchange Informational Webinar - Presentation Slides | Feb. 16, 2022 |
Videos (Training and Informational):
