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December 4, 2018 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM 4622 University Avenue Madison, WI 53705 AGENDA 1. Welcome and Committee Member Check-in 2. Public comment opportunity regarding Board agenda items or special announcements 3. Approval of Past Minutes from October 16th and 17th, 2018 EMS Board Meeting 4. EMS Section Report (Lockhart) 5. Standing EMS Committee - System Quality & Data (Carrie Meier/Chair) a. Roll Call of Committee Members b. Public comment opportunity to committee c. Discussion regarding CARES d. Discussion and review of data projects and recommendations for future projects e. Discuss and Develop Future New Business f. Adjourn Committee and Transition to System Management & Development with Break (time permitting) 6. Standing EMS Committee – System Management & Development (Dr. Clark/Chair) (Technical Note: Due to time constraints, agenda items from the System Management & Development Committee may be taken up out of order. Any items remaining at 11:00 will be taken up at approximately 1:00 PM following the lunch recess) a. Roll Call of Committee Members b. Approval of minutes from committee meeting on November 29th 2018 c. Public comment opportunity to committee d. Update/Discussion Pre-Arrival Instructions and PSAPs (Finke) e. Update with possible recommendations regarding Medicaid reimbursement rates (Sechler) f. Update from EMS Section on First Aid Scope of Practice (Clark & Lockhart) g. Update on Role of Trauma/STEMI/Stroke Center for EMS: Initial “Position Statement Draft”- EMS Section Update (Clark & Lockhart) h. Update, discuss, and possible action regarding Critical Care Transport Workgroup (Clark) i. Feedback on draft updated Interfacility Guidelines ii. Review with possible action: Air Medical/Dedicated Ground Critical Care Scope Recommendation i. Discuss concerns related to the urgency of patient transport status (i.e. emergency / non-emergency) (Clark) j. Discuss non-invasive positive pressure ventilation: Scope placement of CPAP vs. BiPap k. Discuss Emergency resource list development (Clark) l. Discussion with Potential recommendations on Healthcare Coalition State Advisory Committee and possible workgroup formation (Clark) i. Patient Tracking Initiatives ii. WITrac Utilization iii. New initiatives from the November 16, 2018 Committee Meeting m. Updates regarding Recruitment and Retention (Standing Agenda Item) (Clark) n. Discuss and develop future new business o. Adjourn Committee and Transition to EMSC Committee Meeting with Break (time permitting) 7. EMS for Children Meeting with the EMS Board (Dr. Kim/Dr. Browne/Chair) a. Roll Call of Committee Members (Kim / Browne) b. Approval of October Meeting Minutes (Kim / Browne) c. Public comment opportunity to committee d. Discuss Strategies to Achieve Performance Measure 02, increasing pediatric emergency care coordinators (Kim / Browne) e. Discus EMSC Data Report (Kim / Browne) f. Discuss and develop future new business (Kim / Browne) g. Adjourn Committee and Recess for lunch till approximately 1:00pm, 12/04/2018 12:00-1:00 Lunch (Approximately) (A quorum of Board members may be present; However, Board business will not be discussed or conducted at this time.) 8. Continue with overflow from System Management & Development Committee agenda (see agenda items above) (Clark) 9. Discussion regarding Federal/State Licensing Review & Reform (Ridings) 10. Review and discuss with possible action MCI Triage Standardization initiative (Lockhart) 11. Transition to Physician’s Advisory Committee Meeting and Break 12. Standing EMS Committee – Physician’s Advisory Committee (PAC) (Dr. Steven Zils/Chair) a. Roll Call of Committee Members (Zils) b. Approval of October 16, 2018 minutes (Zils) c. Public Comment opportunity to committee d. State Medical Director Report (Colella) e. Review sample state-wide protocol (Zils) f. Discuss and possible recommendation regarding pre-arrival instructions (Zils) g. Discuss and possible recommendation regarding interfacility tPA guideline (Zils) h. Discuss and possible recommendation regarding BiPAP (All) i. US program review (Schultz) j. Review with possible recommendation regarding DNR State Statute compliance and skilled nursing facilities (Zemple) k. Discuss timely reporting to WARDS (Zemple/Zils) l. Discuss EMR Scope of Practice (All) m. Discuss and develop future new business n. Adjourn Committee 13. Recess Board Meeting until 09:00 on December 04, 2018 (Technical Note: Should time not allow for all agenda items assigned to 12/04/2018, the Board will address them on 12/05/2018.) The purpose of this meeting is to conduct the governmental business outlined in the Agenda. The EMS Board makes recommendations to DHS on general EMS issues either assigned by legislation or raised by members of the public. Medical issues are referred to the Physician Advisory Committee. EMS Board and Physician Advisory Committee are established pursuant to s. 256.04, Wis. Stats. DHS is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. If you need accommodations because of a disability, if you need an interpreter or translator, or if you need this material in another language or in alternate format, you may request assistance to participate by contacting Mark Lockhart at 608-266-1568 or Jonathan.Lockhart@dhs.wisconsin.gov. Conference Call: (844) 561-6590 Passcode: 242694
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