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Emergency Health Services of Nova Scotia (EHSNS)
Quality Assurance Database

Contact
Brie Morey
Health Information Analyst
Performance Measurement and Health Informatics
Nova Scotia Department of Health
Joseph Howe Bldg., 10^th Floor
1690 Hollis St.
P.O. Box 488
Halifax, NS
B3J 2R8
Tel: (902) 424-5663
E-mail: MoreyB@gov.ns.ca

Organization Maintaining the Database
Emergency Health Services, Nova Scotia

Purpose of Database
Serves as a repository of all Emergency Health Services (Nova Scotia) (EHSNS) sponsored audits on paramedic patient care reports, used to track compliance with EHSNS protocols. Patient care and paramedic performance indicators are tracked and reported from the quality assurance database.

Content
Data on all Emergency Health Services (Nova Scotia) sponsored audits on paramedic patient care reports, and on patient care and paramedic performance indicators.

Year Database Established
1998

Coverage Period
1998 to present

Data Updates
Ongoing

Data Provider
Emergency Health Services, Nova Scotia (EHSNS)

Data Availability
Emergency Health Services planners and management personnel are the main users of the data; security protocols restricting access and the use or disclosure of the data are in place.

Reports
Paramedic Report Cards and Summary Reports