Mobile Integrated Health Care - Community Paramedicine: A Resource for Community-Dwelling People at Risk for Needing Long-Term Care

TitleMobile Integrated Health Care - Community Paramedicine: A Resource for Community-Dwelling People at Risk for Needing Long-Term Care
Publication TypeReport
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsCoffman, JM, LaFrance, A
InstitutionUCSF Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care
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Keywordscommunity health services, Community Paramedicine, patient care
Abstract

Issue: Mobile integrated healthcare-community paramedicine (MIH-CP) is a new model of care that trains paramedics to deliver a broader range of services than traditional emergency response and transport of people to emergency departments (ED). Some MIH-CP programs servesenior citizens and/or younger persons with debilitating chronic conditionswho are at risk of needing long-term care (LTC). This report summarizes the findings of a landscape analysis and presents four examples of MIH-CP programs that serve these persons.