National Infectious Disease Elements/Values

In response to the 2020 COVID-19 epidemic, the NEMSIS TAC was directed to develop National Custom Elements and Values that would aid in the identification of potential COVID-19 infections and improve the characterization of the EMS response to potential infections.
A FAQ describing these Elements and Values can be found here: National Infectious Disease Elements/Values (updated 02/01/2021)

Software Recertification Required Before 2021

The end of the year is fast approaching, so please be advised that you may need to recertify your software to remain compliant on the V3.4.0 NEMSIS Standard. Our new policy requires recertification every two years and takes effect on January 1st, 2021. Keep in mind that if you serve customers in the State of California, they require annual recertification, and your recertification date maybe sooner.

You can find your certification date on the NEMSIS website Compliant Vendors page: Compliant Vendors

To avoid any delays in the certification process, please consider seeking recertification at your earliest convenience, since there will be limited appointments available in December due to the holiday season. If you are unsure of your need to recertify, please contact Laurel Baeder for verification.

2019 NEMSIS Annual Meeting

Register for the NEMSIS Annual Meeting here.
Annual Meeting registration is now closed.

The NEMSIS 2019 Annual Meeting is scheduled for August 12-13 at the Silver Baron Lodge in Park City, UT.

Local Events, Outdoor Activities and Shopping available during your stay!

View the FINAL Agenda here. Updated 8/8/2019
View EMS Data Managers Invitation Letter here.

Software Vendors Registered for the Meeting

  • Stryker
  • American Medical Response (AMR)
  • Global Medical Response
  • Emergency Reporting
  • ZOLL
  • R1 RCM
  • Beyond Lucid
  • ESO
  • ImageTrend

2018 Annual Meeting Information

Greetings NEMSIS Stakeholders:

The mission of the NEMSIS TAC is to enable EMS systems nationwide to collect and make available for use all relevant data to ensure the best possible patient outcomes. As we strive to achieve this mission, we are mindful of the committed efforts of our NEMSIS stakeholders; we could not do this important work without your expertise and support. The meeting was truly a working meeting as we focused on revisions to Version 3 Data Standard. We thank you for joining us for the NEMSIS Annual Meeting which was hosted this year at the Silver Baron Lodges at Deer Valley in Park City, Utah on August 20th – 21st, 2018.

2018 (Final) Meeting Agenda

2018 Attendance Request Letter

Transportation Services To/From Park City

Evening Social Event Description (First Night, August 20th)

2018 Annual Meeting Workgroup Attendee List

Workgroup Pre-Materials:

Round One: Breakout Sessions 

a. Next Generation Schematron Business Rules

Background Materials: Schematron Assessment

Questions & Responses: Schematron Workgroup Questions & Responses

b. Devising an Approach to Minor Revisions

Background Materials: V3 Versioning and Release Policy, Versioning Schedule

Questions & Responses: Minor Revisions Workgroup Questions & Responses

c. Developing a Common Approach to Suggested Lists

Background Materials: Workgroup Recommendations

Questions & Responses: Suggested Lists Workgroup Questions & Responses

d. Late Breaking v3.5.0 Revision Requests

Background Materials: Revision Requests

Questions & Responses: Revision Request Workgroup Questions & Responses

Round Two: Breakout Sessions 

a.  Finalizing Revisions to eDisposition.12

Background Materials: PowerPoint Presentation, Element and Value Changes, Dispositions Mapping V3.4 to V3.5

Additional Materials for Review:  eDisposition.12 Question Discussions,  eDisposition.12 v3.5.0 Changes Questions,  eDisposition.12 Scenario Slides

Questions & Responses: eDisposition.12 Workgroup Questions & Responses

b. Reducing the User Impact of New Elements/Values

Background Materials: Summary Presentation 

Questions & Responses: Reducing Impact Workgroup Questions & Responses

c. Ratifying an Approach to UUIDs

Background Materials: Workgroup Recommendations, DEM Data Recommendations, Question & Answers 

Questions & Responses: UUID Workgroup Questions & Responses

d. Universal (all Vendor) approach to eOutcomes

Background Materials: eOutcomes Discussions

Questions & Responses: eOutcomes Workgroup Questions & Responses

Version 3 Conference Calls

The NEMSIS TAC conducts Version 3 Implementation Conference Calls to assist Software Developer’s implementation of the NEMSIS Version standard. The calls are scheduled on 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm   Eastern Time (9:00 am – 10:30 am Mountain Time). The conference calls are hosted via join.me and the meeting code will be provided prior to the scheduled call. Continue reading “Version 3 Conference Calls”

2017 Annual Meeting Resources

The NEMSIS Technical Assistance Center (TAC)  held the annual meeting in Park City Utah at “The Lodges at Deer Valley” on October 2-3, 2017.  We enjoyed great participation and discussion of the attendees representing State Data Managers, Software Development Company, and EMS Agency representatives.

Take a look at the final agenda.   (updated 09.27.17)

Reference materials from the the meeting will be made available soon related to Work Group Recommendations:

  • Suggested Lists Work Group
  • Review National Elements Work Group
  • Development of a UUID for DEM and EMS DataSet files
  • Revising the eOutcome section
  • Splitting eDisposition.12