Data
in
the
rigs

April 2, 2022 -- My nursing informatics group BANIA (Bay Area Chapter of the American Nursing Informatics Association) gives quarterly presentations on topics related to our work.

This quarter's talk is on the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) project. Our speakers will be:

  • Ian Brown (Medical Informatics Director at Stanford Emergency Services)
  • Carlye Hatwood (Health IT - Assistant Chief Information Officer at San Mateo County Health, President-elect of BANIA)
  • Tamara Muccia (Business Intelligence Health IT Director at San Mateo County Health)
  • Dave Anderson - Project/Technical Analyst team member at San Mateo County Health)

The event will be 4/25/2022 from 18:00 to 19:15 (PT) online (Zoom). It awards 1 CEU of nursing training credit. Register to attend here.

The system that will be described -- EMSA -- has a component named SAFR (search, alert, file, reconcile) that provides patient data in realtime to the EMS personnel in ambulances ("rigs") as they transport patients. It also alerts the emergency room what to expect.

In 2021 when I was employed by San Mateo County's health department I worked on this project. My role included documentation for clinical staff and live testing as a ride-along. It is making a big difference in the coordination of caregiver teams and in the quality of care being delivered. Click the pic to see me in action!

There's a lot of tech in those rigs!

Go EMS! Go tech-inspired nurses!

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