State: New Jersey
Title: Comparative Effectiveness of Prehospital and Hospital Emergency Care Principal Investigator: Joel C. Cantor Organization: Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Project Dates: September 30, 2010, to September 29, 2013 Grant Number: R01 HS20097-01 Patients with critical conditions such as cardiac arrest or major trauma often depend on prehospital emergency medical services (EMS) for life-saving care. Nevertheless, the evidence base for that care, particularly as it relates to transitions between prehospital and hospital settings, is extremely limited. These transitions are poorly understood because data linking prehospital and hospital services are lacking. Without linked data, many important questions about the effectiveness of emergency care systems and protocols cannot be answered. This project will create a data infrastructure for comparative effectiveness research (CER) that bridges prehospital and hospital care using newly available electronic patient care records for prehospital EMS transports in New Jersey. The aims of this study are as follows:
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Internet Citation: Data Innovations. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). October 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/nj.jsp. |
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