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T HE E FFECT OF A Q UALITY I MPROVEMENT F EEDBACK L OOP ON P ARAMEDIC-INITIATED N ONTRANSPORT OF E LDERLY P ATIENTS

David Persse, Craig B. Key, J. Benjamin Baldwin

Prehospital Emergency Care · 2002 · 26 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

When paramedics were provided with objective feedback regarding outcome of patients not transported, the paramedic-initiated nontransportation and delayed hospitalization rates decreased, and the patient satisfaction level rose to 100%.

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