Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 8 - Office of Health Policy and Planning
Subpart 90 - Planning and Resource Development
Chapter 05 - Acute Care Facilities and Services Overview
Section 15-8-90-05-518 - Emergency Medical Services
Section 15-8-90-05-518.05 - Data System
The Mississippi EMS Information System (MEMSIS) uses a web-based system hosted by ImageTrend. The ImageTrend EMS State Bridge is a pre-hospital emergency data collection, analysis, and reporting system. EMS State Bridge integrates information across the entire emergency medical community, whether in the ambulance, the local station, or state offices. With the EMS State Bridge, ambulance services can satisfy reporting requirements easily, without major investment and without learning complex new technology. 153155
The system provides for:
* Data collection based upon the NHTSA V2.2.1 data set. Data will be migrated to the NHTSA V3.4 data set in FY2018.
* The aggregation of information from various units and services with the possibility of sharing secured data with other systems and agencies.
* Electronic transport of information to improve communications.
* Standard and ad hoc reporting for using data to support evidence-based practices.
* Easy expansion through its open architecture as needs grow and evolve.
* Scalability to conform to the needs of small, medium and large services as required.
Additionally, the system is HIPAA compliant and sensitive to medical data security issues. The application meets and exceeds state and federal data privacy requirements.
