PRESS RELEASE
PITTSBURGH 鈥� A collaboration between private and public entities was announced today at the National Association of State EMS Officials annual conference that will help reduce deaths and serious injuries as well as prevent transportation-related motor vehicle crashes (MVC) on the nation鈥檚 highway system. Motor Vehicle Crash Incident Visualization will grant highway traffic safety officers the use of near-real time dashboards to identify high risk areas and trends in behavioral incidents. The MVC Incident Visualization software, developed by Lakeville-based , is a collaborative initiative with The United States (DOT), (NHTSA) and (NEMSIS). The initiative supports the objectives of the USDOT鈥檚 , specifically to create safer roads, safer speeds and enhance post-crash care.
Purpose
The purpose of the partnership is to provide near real-time Emergency Medical Service (EMS) data that meets the requirements of state, territorial and federal agencies, empowering them with easily accessible insights to optimize the safety of the nation鈥檚 roadway network and its users.
Why is this important?
EMS responds to more than 1.4M motor vehicle crash-related injuries annually. Federal and state entities rely on motor vehicle crash incident data to identify areas for improvement within their communities and along the roadway systems, which they use to request funding to impact overall public safety. Often agencies manually collect data, making it challenging to analyze and garner insights. MVC Incident Visualization will offer a systemic approach with near real-time data, giving users the ability to swiftly identify areas of safety vulnerabilities. Analyzing motor vehicle crashes, understanding why they happen, and what can be done to prevent them from happening is the intelligence gained. Working together, we will help all parties involved use the dashboards to look at MVC insights from a predictive perspective. In short, the MVC Incident Visualization dashboard insights system is an industry gamechanger.
Some of the core features of MVC Incident Visualization are:
- Nationwide aggregation of MVC incidents.
- Near real-time, configurable analytics.
- Dashboards to filter incidents in multiple ways, for example by geographic area, type of fatality/injury, gender, race, involvement or use of drugs or alcohol, vehicle type, road type and much more.
- Ability to analyze patient outcomes across the continuum of care.
- Public display of motor vehicle crash analytics.
鈥淲e must strive for zero roadway fatalities and severe injuries 鈥� no other number is acceptable,鈥� said U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg.
鈥淭his is a win-win for all parties involved,鈥� said Joe Graw, ImageTrend Chief Growth Officer. 鈥淥ne of the biggest challenges we hear from our customers is the ability to provide timely data and insights to key stakeholders to demonstrate the need for additional resources and funding to keep our communities and roads safe. This initiative delivers a solution to directly address that problem.鈥�
States interested in learning more may reach out to .
About NEMSIS
The National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) is a national effort to standardize data collected by emergency medical services agencies. The system is used to collect, store, and share EMS data from all 50 states, three territories, tribal nations, and the District of Columbia. NEMSIS develops and maintains a national standard for how patient care information resulting from over 54 million prehospital EMS activations is documented. This information is voluntarily submitted to the National EMS Data Repository at NEMSIS by State and Territory EMS Officials.
The NEMSIS uniform dataset and database help local, state, and national EMS stakeholders more accurately assess EMS needs and performance, as well as support better strategic planning for the EMS systems of tomorrow. Data from NEMSIS is also used to help benchmark performance, determine the effectiveness of clinical interventions, and facilitate cost-benefit analyses.
About ImageTrend, LLC.
ImageTrend, LLC. software empowers first responders to transform delivery of care to foster safer and healthier communities. With 3,500+ customers, including 20,000+ Fire and EMS agencies, the company provides configurable software solutions, data analytics and world-class services for emergency medical services, fire departments, hospitals, community paramedicine and critical care professionals to enable patient-centric healthcare interoperability and public safety. The company鈥檚 commitment to data insights, innovations, customer satisfaction and configurable implementations is unparalleled. ImageTrend is headquartered in Lakeville, Minnesota, .