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Robin Pap1,2, Craig Lockwood3, Matthew Stephenson3
1JBI, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia r.pap@westernsydney.edu.au.
This study develops and tests quality indicators for Australian ambulance services. Evidence-based indicators will improve the measurement and quality of prehospital care.
Area of Science:
- Paramedicine and prehospital care research.
- Healthcare quality improvement methodologies.
Background:
- Ambulance services have evolved from transport to sophisticated mobile healthcare.
- The paramedicine profession lacks a strong evidence base due to limited research.
- Traditional quality measures for ambulance services are often evidence-poor.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and test quality indicators (QIs) for the Australian prehospital care setting.
- To establish an evidence base for measuring and improving ambulance service quality.
- To identify unwarranted variations in care and guide improvement efforts.
Main Methods:
- A three-phase project involving a scoping review, rapid reviews, and expert consensus.
- Development and refinement of preliminary QIs identified in the scoping review.
- Testing of validated QIs for acceptability, feasibility, and reliability using mixed methods.
Main Results:
- A preliminary list of QIs was generated through a scoping review.
- Evidence summaries and expert consensus will refine QI clarity and validity.
- QIs will be empirically tested for practical application in prehospital care.
Conclusions:
- Evidence-based quality indicators are crucial for meaningful measurement of prehospital care.
- This project aims to provide robust QIs for the Australian context.
- The developed QIs will facilitate quality improvement in ambulance services.
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