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Articles and Publications

This page contains information about the variety of articles and presentations related to NEMSIS and EMS data collection.

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Articles

Link to current list of peer-reviewed publications using NEMSIS data

Safety 1N NUM3ERS: EMS Data IS Important (2014) (pdf)

Electronic Medical Records: 21st Century EMS. EMSWorld (2012)

Resuscitation Article: Out-of Hospital Airway Management in the United States (2011) (pdf)

Resuscitation Editorial: Prehospital Intubation in Cardiac Arrest: The Debate Continues (2011) (pdf)

NEMSIS Data - More is Better. Fire Chief Magazine (January 2011) (pdf)

Evaluating State Capacity to Collect & Analyze EMS Data (2006) (pdf)

NEMSIS History, v2 Dataset, & Benefits - from NHTSA (2006) (pdf)

NHTSA's EMS Update Inaugural Issue (has a NEMSIS article) (2006) (pdf)

NHTSA's EMS Update Summer Issue (has a NEMSIS article) (2006) (pdf)

NASEMSO Extended Data Definitions Document (NEMSIS v2.2.1)

Fact Sheets

The Portability of NEMSIS Data - Printable Diagram (2005) (pdf)

General NEMSIS Fact Sheet (2005) (pdf)

State Information regarding EMS and HIPAA

NHTSA as a “Public Health Authority”. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published notification in The Federal Register to inform hospitals and other health care organizations of its status as a “public health authority” under the medical privacy requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

HHS Approval of NHTSA as Public Health Authority (pdf) (February 22 2013)

Federal Register Notification (2003)

NHTSA Administrator Letter (2003)

NEMSIS TAC Security Letter (March 2, 2014)

Georgia Department of Human Resources (2007) (pdf)

Oregon, Portland City Attorney's Office (2007) (web-link)

Legal Opinion Letter Regarding HIPAA

Information Release to NEMSIS under HIPAA (2007) (pdf)
Release of Information by State EMS Agencies to NEMSIS

Memorandum of Understanding (pdf)
Download the MOU supported by all 56 states and territories.

Version 3 Data Use Agreement (DUA) Examples

Examples of Data Use Agreements (DUA) or Data Sharing Agreement

Arizona Version 3 Data Sharing Agreement (2014) (pdf)

California Version 3 Data Sharing Agreement (2014) (pdf)

Rhode Island Version 3 Data Sharing Agreement (2014) (pdf)

Version 3 Data Sharing Agreement Documents

Template State Covered Entity NEMSIS v3 Data Sharing Agreement (Word)

Appendix A NEMSIS V3 National Elements Collected from the State (Word)

NEMSIS V3 Elements_Natl_State_Optional (Excel)

Appendix B NEMSIS Disclosure of Limted Dataset (Word)

General Documents related to Data Sharing and Submission to NEMSIS

NEMSIS TAC V3 On-Boarding Process for States and Territories pdf