The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Program stewards several databases related to time sensitive emergencies. This data is available to the public through published dashboards is available to public health practice or research through and the data request process. This page provides information about each database that the program administers, and information for accessing that data.
Data Strategic Plan
The EMS Program Data Team has maintained a 3-year Strategic Plan intended to track the progress of projects related to the time sensitive emergencies datas. This strategis plan lays out objectives and goals for the next 3 years.
About
OR-EMSIS is Oregon's prehospital emergency medical services data system. All licensed transporting EMS agencies submit patient care reports electronically to this central repository. If you have questions regarding required ePCR reporting please refer to our FAQ.
The objectives of the OR-EMSIS are to:
- Provide a low barrier solution for agencies in Oregon for electronic documentation of EMS patient encounters
- Serve as a Repository for data about EMS transports in Oregon
- Provide patient care data to the National EMS Information System (NEMSIS)
- Support agency clinical performance and quality improvement initiatives
- Provide data for development and tracking of state and regional EMS performance
- Provide data to support public health practice, research and education
- Produce annual statistical reports
NEMSIS 3.5 Transition
NEMSIS is the national data standard for EMS electronic patient care reports (ePCRs). The current version of the data standard is NEMSIS 3.5. You can find resources related to the Oregon State Dataset and the NEMSIS Data Standard here:
Resources for the rollout of NEMSIS 3.5 in Oregon:
Submitting data to OR-EMSIS
If your agency is not yet live submitting data to OR-EMSIS, we are here to help you. Here’s an overview of the process:
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Select your vendor
The State of Oregon provides use of ImageTrend Elite at no cost for all EMS agencies in the state, or you may opt for another vendor. See the NEMSIS website for a list of vendors who are NEMSIS compliant. -
Notify the EMS Program Data Team
Whether you are starting submitting data for the first time or switching ePCR vendors, please ask the person at your agency responsible for EMS reporting to Oregon to reach out to the EMS Program Data Team. This will ensure that we are aware that you will be attempting to send records, and we can configure the system to receive them.
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Review the appropriate onboarding checklist
State ImageTrend System
Agency Other system
If you have any questions, please reach out to our office at
EMS.TRAUMA@odhsoha.oregon.gov
Training
Guides and videos for agencies and hospitals to efficiently use the EMS data system:
Performance Measures
This report is intended to assist health professionals who provide prehospital emergency medical care outside of the hospital, to assist local and state leaders in understanding and evaluating the delivery of prehospital emergency care in Oregon.
About
The Oregon Trauma Registry serves several key objectives, which include but are not limited to:
- monitor and provide information necessary to evaluate trauma patient outcomes,
- assess compliance of prehospital care providers and hospitals with state standards,
- support injury prevention, research, and education through comprehensive data collection and review, and
- produce annual and biennial statistical reports to inform system-wide improvements
Oregon Trauma Registry Resources
To Make a Request
Go to our
Smartsheet Form Request and fill in the appropriate information. Refer to the information below to understand which form best fits your needs.
If you have additional questions about this process, please contact our office at ems.trauma@odhsoha.oregon.gov.
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Access Request - access OTR, Hospital Hub, or OR-EMSIS
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Data Request - make a data request, or ask for specific information
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Support Request - reset my password, alter account permission, or get other help with my account
Make a Data Request
About
The objective of this project is to improve the data quality in OR-EMSIS and NEMSIS datasets. Data quality involves improving the timeliness, completeness and validity.
Our focus with timeliness is to reduce the time from patient contact to completion of ePCR. OAR 333-250-0310 states that records must be submitted to OR-EMSIS within 24 hours of patient contact. this reduces recall bias and supports effective access for hospitals the patients are transported to.
Annual Report Dashboards
OR-EMSIS Annual Report
Oregon licensed EMS Agencies report patient encounter data to the Oregon EMS Information System (OR-EMSIS) in the form of a standardized electronic Patient Care Report (ePCR). These data are used for purposes of EMS care quality improvement, disaster and mass casualty event planning and response, trauma research, public health prevention, tracking patient outcomes, and ensuring high-quality emergency medical care throughout the state. This dashboard presents data related to EMS care in Oregon for 2020.
OR-EMSIS Dashboard
OTR Biennial Report
The Oregon Trauma System Reports are one of many components in our continuing commitment to assess and reshape Oregon's trauma system and to improve patient care. These reports are intended to assist health professionals who provide public education, to assist local and state leaders in understanding and evaluating the delivery of trauma care in Oregon, and for those interested in learning more about one of the most serious public health problems in the State of Oregon.
This informative report contains statistical information about traumatic injuries and trauma care in Oregon. Information used to compile the Biennial Report is obtained from the Oregon Trauma Registry, Department of Transportation, Criminal Justice Division, and death certificates.
OTR Biennial Report