title: The Kentucky Emergency Medical Services Information System: current progress and future goals.
abstract: The Kentucky Emergency Medical Services Information System was formed in 1993 to establish a centralized registry of prehospital and emergency department data. These data can aid individual providers in planning and providing patient services and state planners in systems development and disease surveillance. This article seeks to provide an overview of the system for providers of acute care services in Kentucky, its current capabilities and future goals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Svenson
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Spurlock
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Calhoun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000552:Ambulances; D019992:Databases as Topic; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D007629:Kentucky; D008875:Middle Aged; D012424:Rural Population; D012984:Software; D014505:Urban Population