The ET3 Model requires that Participants regularly submit data in addition to the Medicare claims information used as part of billing for ET3 Model interventions. NEMSIS standard electronic Patient Care Report (ePCR) data are an important and large component of ET3 Model data submissions.

NEMSIS standard ePCR data are a new quantitative data source for the ET3 Model and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) at the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). However, the data source is very familiar to participating EMS ambulance suppliers and providers, and their supporting software vendors.

Thus, the main goal of this guide is to familiarize Participants and their supporting vendors with the submission of NEMSIS standard ePCR data into ET3 Model systems and confirmation that the ET3 Model has correctly received that data.

Download the ET3 Model Data Submission Guide from this link: https://nemsis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ET3-Data-Submission-Guide_01.06.2021.pdf

Access more ET3 resources from this page: https://nemsis.org/using-ems-data/cms-et3-project/

The NEMSIS TAC has gathered documentation, a video Q&A, and visual charts to help answer the most frequently asked questions about The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s (Innovation Center) Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model in one place.

Access the resources from this link: https://nemsis.org/using-ems-data/cms-et3-project/

The decision to revise the National EMS Data Standard is initiated by the need to update the standard to accurately reflect changes in EMS service and care. Abundant consideration is given to the consequences a revision has on clinicians, EMS agencies, States, Territories, and EMS Software Vendors.

Significant collaboration among many different stakeholder groups is required to warrant the need for a revision, and then to ensure the practicality and usefulness of the proposed changes. The process, on average, is a four-year cycle of collaboration and balloting potential revisions including proposal collection, review, posting, and implementation of a new data standard.

Click here to find out more about the process of developing a revision to the NEMSIS Data Standard. https://nemsis.org/v3-5-0-revision/

Information includes how decisions are made including the extensive collaboration that take place to fine-tune the data standard for completeness, efficiency, and ease of use for the field clinicians.

To view a timeline of the versioning process, click here: https://nemsis.org/v3-5-0-revision/when-will-changes-take-place/