| 词条 | Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems |
| 释义 |
The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) (pronounced cames), is an independent, non-profit agency based in Sandy Springs, South Carolina, which audits and accredits fixed-wing, rotary wing, and surface medical transport services worldwide to a set of industry-established criteria. CAMTS has accredited 182 medical transport programs worldwide as of February, 2017.[1] BackgroundCAMTS first enacted its Accreditation Standards in 1991, which were developed by its member organizations as well as with extensive public comment and input.[2] The Standards are the core element to the CAMTS program, which declares that the highest priorities for medical transport services companies are "patient care and safety of the transport environment".[3] CAMTS accreditation, once granted, lasts for three years, at which time it can be renewed by being reaudited. Preparation for initial accreditation generally takes from four to six months,[4] as the process examines all aspects of operations, from management to medical protocols to flight operations. CAMTS' member organizationsCAMTS is an "organization of organizations"[5] composed of twenty-two member organizations, each of which has representation on the Commission's board of directors. The member organizations are:
Requirement for accreditationWhile in principle CAMTS accreditation is voluntary, a number of government jurisdictions require companies providing medical transportation services to have CAMTS accreditation in order to be licensed to operate. This is an increasing trend as state health services agencies address the issues surrounding the safety of emergency medical services flights.[6] Some examples are the states of Colorado,[7]New Jersey,[8]New Mexico,[9]Utah,[10] Michigan and Washington.[11] According to the rationale used to justify Washington's adopting the accreditation requirements, "Requiring accreditation of air ambulance services provides assurance that the service meets national public safety standards. The accreditation is done by professionals who are qualified to determine air ambulance safety. In addition, compliance with accreditation standards is done on a continual basis by the accrediting organization. Their accreditation standards are periodically revised to reflect the dynamic, changing environment of medical transport with considerable input from all disciplines of the medical profession."[4]Other states require either CAMTS accreditation or a demonstrated equivalent, such as Rhode Island[12] and Texas, which has adopted CAMTS' Accreditation Standards (Sixth Edition, October 2004) as its own. In Texas and Maryland, an operator not wishing to become CAMTS accredited must submit to an equivalent survey by state auditors who are CAMTS-trained. An exception would be the Maryland State Police, who are not accredited.[13][14] Virginia, Arizona, Missouri, and Oklahoma have also adopted CAMTS accreditation standards as their state licensing standards.[6] Notable accredited programs
References1. ^Accredited program list from the CAMTS website {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529093420/http://www.camts.org/content/view/73/71/ |date=May 29, 2011 }} 2. ^REMSA press release, August 14, 2002 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928172207/http://www.remsa-cf.com/news2002/081402a.html |date=September 28, 2007 }} 3. ^CAMTS background information, CAMTS.org {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702011216/http://www.camts.org/content/view/19/42/ |date=2007-07-02 }} 4. ^1 Washington Proposed Rule WSR 00-17-181 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060929085241/http://www1.leg.wa.gov/documents/wsr/2000/17/00-17-181.htm |date=2006-09-29 }} 5. ^Mediplane's CAMTS information page {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818182620/http://www.mediplane.com/CAMTS/camts.html |date=2007-08-18 }} 6. ^1 [https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-07-18-air-ambulance_x.htm Robert Davis, "Reconsidering air ambulance usage", USA Today, July 18, 2005, accessed July 13, 2007] 7. ^Colorado House Bill 07-1259 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730081418/http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/olls/sl2007a/sl_96.htm |date=2013-07-30 }} 8. ^State of New Jersey Assembly Act No. 3786 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207120944/http://www.flightparamedic.org/docs/njdraft.pdf |date=2012-02-07 }} 9. ^New Mexico Register, Volume XVI, Number 24, December 30, 2005 10. ^Utah Rule R426-2 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730081425/http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r426/r426-002.htm |date=2013-07-30 }} 11. ^Washington State rule WAC 246-976-320{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 12. ^{{Cite web|url=http://sos.ri.gov/documents/archives/regdocs/released/pdf/DOH/7604.pdf|title=RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|last=|first=|date=April 2014|website=STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH|format=PDF|access-date=4 November 2017}} 13. ^Draft of proposed changes to Texas Department of State Health Services rule 157.12, January 25, 2006 14. ^Texas DSHS committee minutes 15. ^{{Cite web|url=https://lifeteam.net/|title=Air Evac Lifeteam {{!}} Air Medical Ambulance Service|website=Air Evac Lifeteam|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-04}} 16. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.camts.org/services/|title=ACCREDITED SERVICES – CAMTS|website=www.camts.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-12}} 17. ^http://www.camts.org/International.html 18. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.camts.org/services/|title=ACCREDITED SERVICES – CAMTS|website=www.camts.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-09}} External links
2 : Emergency medical services in the United States|Medical and health organizations based in South Carolina |
| 随便看 |
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。