Emergency Triage, Treat & Transport (ET3) Initiative

Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) is a voluntary, five-year payment model that provides greater flexibility to ambulance care teams to address emergency health care needs of Medicare beneficiaries following a 911 call. The model will allow beneficiaries to access the most appropriate emergency services at the right time and place.  As a result, the ET3 model aims to improve quality and lower costs by reducing avoidable transports to the ED and unnecessary hospitalizations following those transports. For more information, visit: https://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/et3/

 

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MIH-CP

Some of the changes to emergency medical services (EMS) are emerging now because of an urgent need to serve communities differently. Call volume increases annually for fire departments and districts. The vast majority of those calls are for medical services, not fires.

MIH-CP Resources:

• Mobile Integrated Healthcare 360 Arizona: How Fire-Based and Private Sector Community Paramedicine is Shifting the EMS Paradigm Conference (MIH360AZ February 2017)
• Policy primer Fired Up: Community Paramedicine Models Blaze a Trail for Healthcare Delivery Reform (February 2016)
• Arizona League of Cities and Towns MIH-CP webinar recording (September 2015)

 

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Other Resources

• Workbook: Arizona Treat & Refer Core Education Model (August 2017)
• Arizona Treat & Refer Recognition/Operationalization Roadmap (July 2017)
• Treat & Refer Recognition Program Overview Webinar (March 2017)
• MIH360AZ Conference Presentation “Enhancing EMS Destination Choices – Treat & Refer Program” (February 2017)
• ADHS Bureau of Emergency Medical Services & Trauma – Treat & Refer Recognition Program (Updated regularly with new resources)
• AHCCCS Application for Treat & Refer Recognition Program (October 2016)