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EMS 3.

EMS can contribute to our nations healthcare transformation by


filling gaps in the care continuum with 24/7 medical resources
that improve the patient care experience, improve population
health, and reduce healthcare costs this is EMS 3.0.

HEALTHCARE IS TRANSFORMING
Our nation's healthcare system is transforming from
one that rewards volume of care to one that rewards
value, known as Healthcare 3.0.
Patient-centered
Outcomes and
performance data

URGENT AND EMERGENT CARE REMAIN CORE TO EMS

24/7
emergency
medical
dispatch
(911)

Rapid response,
medical
assessment
and treatment

Urgent cardiac,
stroke,
trauma, mass
casualty/disaster
care

Emergency and
critical care transport

BUT EMS MUST OFFER EXPANDED SERVICES

Nurse advice

Post-discharge
follow up,
preventive care

Chronic disease
management
and support

Alternative transportation
or referral to community
health or social services
resources

EMERGENCY CARE + EXPANDED SERVICES = VALUE


EMS is uniquely positioned to support our
nation's healthcare transformation by
assessing and navigating patients to the
right care, in the right place, at the right time.
Let's move our profession to EMS 3.0.

Lowered costs
Better patient health

Serving our nations EMS practitioners

HOW EMS AGENCIES CAN DEMONSTRATE VALUE TO


HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND PAYERS
Recruit individuals to your EMS agency who understand
and embrace the EMS 3.0 value proposition.
Strengthen competencies in all professional levels
within your EMS agency to ensure that it is ready to
eectively provide the services that your
community needs.
Embrace continuous quality improvement and
strive to adopt pay for performance/value
based purchasing reimbursement/system
funding linked to clinical outcomes.
Utilize all opportunities to discuss how EMS 3.0 supports
the healthcare transformation.
Clearly articulate the types of services that EMS 3.0
can oer to improve patient outcomes and
lower costs.
Advocate for and support college-based education
for EMS.
Assess the potential for EMS 3.0 to benet your community
by addressing healthcare gaps.
Use appropriate tools to measure eectiveness in
improving patient outcomes and lowering costs.
Integrate all services into a well-coordinated, medically
directed and performance-measured EMS 3.0 package
of services provided by professionals at basic and
advanced levels.

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