*If you are experiencing ePCR or Elite/Elite Field issues (including those that could be related to system changes and updates described below), please contact the on-call ePCR HelpDesk administrator at (951) 840-0675 - Thank you for your continued participation in the Riverside County EMS System! We also appreciate your quick ImageTrend Elite bug reports. **
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12/20/2021: Added 3312 Assess and Refer to eProtocol.01
After review of several Assess and Refer patients we have added Admin Policy 3312 to Protocol Used
12/13/2021: GMR ET3 program Virtual Visit live
AMR staff with the only ET3 approved program will document their virtual visit elements in our ePCR under eligibility Yes/No and filling out the Virtual Visit/Non Acute Dest. Panel.
12/13/2021: REMSA- Assess and Refer disposition available.
Per Policy 3312 Assess and Refer disposition is activated in our ePCR and follows standard patient contact elements. Please take additional care in documenting your interactions with a patient with any additional details in the narrative section.
11/23/2021: Amended Disposition definitions to align with current efforts.
Assist another/same Agency
— This EMS unit only provided assistance (e.g., manpower, equipment) to another/same agency and did not provide primary patient care during the incident.
No Assessment, Care Transferred to Another EMS Unit
—This EMS unit arrived on the scene first and immediately transferred care to a second responding unit that provided primary patient care during the incident.
11/23/2021: Added Disposition "No Assessment, Care Transferred to Another EMS Unit"
This disposition will address certain situations when an EMS unit has responded and immediately transferred care to another unit with no assessment conducted and did not provide assistance to that unit.
11/04/2021: Fixed Validation rule in CARES 28 First Defib Patient.
After the 21.10 upgrade, the validation rule wouldn't accept 'not values'. That was repaired and validated in the CARES panel.
10/19/2021: Turned off Alert Rules for MX Project
The Manifest Medex SAFR project has concluded for County Fire and AMR. Rules were initially in place to require First Name, Last Name, DOB, Gender, Primary Impression to facilitate an Alert. All those rules have been deactivated and will have no restrictions to transfer records amongst agencies during calls.
10/07/2021: Consolidated the Zip Code Lookup List
Riverside County EMS identified duplication of Zip Codes across City and Unincorporated areas that have since changed and been incorporated into City Jurisdictions. With the approval of the ePCR workgroup, the available selections when using the lookup Zip postal code within Riverside County have been deduplicated and consolidated from 350+ choices down to 53 choices.
Also, the removal of Labels with "City of" to just the City name has been completed and is actively moving forward for all EMS incidents.
