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The purpose of this Guidebook is to do just that – guide you through the research, analysis, planning, development, and successful launch of your own customized Florida Mobile Integrated Healthcare – Community Paramedicine Program. This resource is straight-forward and easy to read. In addition to guidance, it provides recommendations and lessons learned from MIH-CP programs in Florida, advice from experts across the country, with expanded resources and templates.

FLORIDA MIH COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE PROGRAM GUIDEBOOK

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1. Any prehospital clinical care program must have an engaged and active Medical Director who oversees protocol development, clinical training, clinical procedures, and quality assurance.

2. The program must perform a thorough needs assessment in order to design and operationalize a service delivery model that will address the specific needs of the customer/community. Without a clear understanding of specific needs, how can the program be expected to meet specific objectives?

12 Steps To A
Successful MIH Program

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This toolkit compiles emerging practices and resources to support rural communities seeking to build Community Paramedicine and Mobile Integrated Health Programs across the United States.

This toolkit presents practical strategies that can help rural communities build successful Community Paramedicine programs. In particular, it focuses on existing programs that have successfully provided rural Community Paramedicine services.

Rural Community Paramedicine Toolkit

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Starting an MIH program

Benefits and Outcomes of MIH programs

Telehealth and Hospital at Home

Reimbursement

MIH Program Models

Behavioral health
Assessment/Screening Tools

STARTING AN MIH PROGRAM

1ST EDITION | 2022

TRAINING & EDUCATION ROADMAP COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC CORE COMPETENCIES

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Hospice care aims to support patients and families at the end of life. EMS was designed to reduce death and disability. While the goals of these two fields may not perfectly align, EMS is often called to provide emergency care for hospice patients, even though EMTs and paramedics are not always sufficiently trained in communicating with families at such times. Moreover, EMS care most often results in transport to an ED, although for these patients an ED may not be the most appropriate destination.

Journal Watch: Can MIH Care Reduce Hospice Transports?

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BENEFITS AND OUTCOMES OF MIH PROGRAMS

Starting an MIH program

Benefits and Outcomes of MIH programs

Telehealth and Hospital at Home

Reimbursement

MIH Program Models

Assessment/Screening Tools

hospital at home - crash course

Telehealth and MIH VIDEO

We use this to put a clinical "value" on each client's safety when we first meet them. This allows us to at minimum ensure all clients are discharged at a clinically "safe" rating. 

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Starting an MIH program

Benefits and Outcomes of MIH programs

Telehealth and Hospital at Home

Reimbursement

MIH Program Models

Assessment/Screening Tools

Assessment/Screening Tools

We use this to put a clinical value on any of our clients who hoard in their homes. There is also a free app that has more room photos as well.

Clutter Imaging Rating

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Safety tool to check client's homes.

Physical Environment Assessment Tool (PEAT)

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Allows us to get a quick baseline of a client's mental status.

Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS)

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Safety tool to check client's homes.

Physical Environment Assessment Tool (PEAT)

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Starting an MIH program

Benefits and Outcomes of MIH programs

Telehealth and Hospital at Home

Reimbursement

MIH Program Models

Assessment/Screening Tools

The Overdose Response Strategy is an unprecedented and unique collaboration between public health and public safety, created to help local communities reduce drug overdoses and save lives by sharing timely data, pertinent intelligence and innovative strategies.

Tools for Collaborative Overdose Prevention and Response

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We use this to put a clinical "value" on each client's safety when we first meet them. This allows us to at minimum ensure all clients are discharged at a clinically "safe" rating. 

LifeWorks Self Sufficiency Matrix

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Psychiatric Crisis Calls in EMS & MIH

De-Escalation in Mental Health Crisis & Episodes

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