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Pharmacist Involvement in a Community Paramedicine Team

Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 2016
Background: Hospital readmissions have recently gained scrutiny by health systems as a result of their high costs of care and potential for financial penalty in hospital reimbursement. Mobile-integrated health and community paramedicine (MIH-CP) programs have expanded to serve patients at high risk of hospital readmission.
Baely M, Crockett, Karalea D, Jasiak, Todd A, Walroth, Kerri E, Degenkolb, Andrew C, Stevens, Carolyn M, Jung   +5 more
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Community Paramedicine Pilot Programs: Lessons from Maine

Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, 2017
Community paramedicine programs are beginning to flourish across the nation, and the need to provide demonstration or pilot programs is essential to providing a consistent and high-level standard for this model of care. While the overarching goals are to align with the Triple Aim, piloting a community paramedicine program also allows each community to
Pearson, Karen B., MLIS, MA, Shaler, George, MPH   +1 more
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Abstract 181: Community Paramedicine’s Impact on Readmission Reduction

Stroke, 2020
Stroke readmissions within 30 days have been identified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as a measure of hospital quality. Readmitted stroke patients experience greater mortality, longer lengths of stay, and higher cost per stay.
Kathy Morrison, Brandon Wattai, Raymond Reichwein, Cesar Velasco, Alicia Richardson   +4 more
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The Economic Value of Community Paramedicine Programs

2017
The Economic Value of Community Paramedicine Programs Study was a randomized controlledtrial (RCT) in two Eastern Ontario communities – one urban and one rural, to determine whetherCommunity Paramedicine services (the intervention) could reduce hospital service utilization forhigh-frequency chronic condition clients.
Wood, Kathryn, Ashton, Christopher, Duffie-Ashton, Denise   +2 more
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Supporting the on‐call primary care physician with community paramedicine

Internal Medicine Journal, 2018
AbstractPrior to being referred to the emergency department (ED), patients such as the frail elderly often call their primary care physician. However, the on‐call primary care physician or covering provider does not always have the tools to make an accurate and safe assessment over the phone or to treat patients remotely.
Deepa K. Chellappa, Linda V. DeCherrie, Christian Escobar, Diana Gregoriou, Kevin G. Munjal   +4 more
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Community Paramedicine Heart Failure Transition of Care Model Evaluation

2021
Background and Purpose: More than 5 million adults live with the chronic progressive condition of heart failure (HF) in the United States. After age 40, there is a 20% risk of developing HF, where roughly 50% of the population diagnosed with HF dies within 5 years of their initial diagnosis.
Gina Petrone Mumolie, Al Rundio
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PP97 Delineating Key Components Of Community Paramedicine Programs

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 2018
Introduction:Population growth, epidemiological and demographic transition, and a shortage of healthcare workers are affecting health care systems in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US). Community paramedicine (CP) programs provide a bridge between primary care and emergency care to address the needs of patients with ...
Charles Yan, Bing Guo, Paula Corabian
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The Integral Role of Nurse Practitioners in Community Paramedicine

The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 2019
Abstract An academic medical center and emergency medical services system collaborated to implement a community paramedicine program. The objectives of the program are to reduce 30-day unplanned hospital readmissions, emergency department, and 9-1-1 system use, and overall health care cost. Multidisciplinary team members collaborate to identify social
Rachel Georgiev, Benoit Stryckman, Roseann Velez   +2 more
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BCEHS Community Paramedicine Program Final Evaluation Report

2019
This final evaluation report of the outputs and outcomes achieved by the Community Paramedicine program (CP) is clearly a “good news” story. As of January 2019, 104 skilled and knowledgeable Community Paramedics (CPs) are providing primary care services1 to people in remote and rural British Columbia (BC) communities.
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Innovation in Action: Community Paramedicine

Nurse Leader, 2017
Beth Smith-Houskamp, Barbara Balik, Andrea Hauser   +2 more
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