PORTAL Research Study
Patient Outcome Reporting Tool for Emergency MedicAL Services (PORTAL)
PORTAL is an NIH-funded study to develop and deliver prehospital feedback on the care and outcomes for patients with suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS).
Why was PORTAL created?
The nature of prehospital work can make it challenging for providers to know what happens to their patients. As a result, valuable insight into practice patterns and opportunities for feedback are unfortunately lost.
Our team wanted to create an easier way for EMS providers to automatically receive information about their patient's outcomes reports, giving providers the opportunity to learn from their practices.
Watch the video to get an overview of how PORTAL works.
Why Report Outcomes on Patients with Possible ACS?
The American Heart Association (AHA) Mission: Lifeline recommends early electrocardiograms (ECGs) in the prehospital setting; early ECGs and prehospital notifications are associated with an improved patient mortality rate for ACS patients.
EMS providers rarely receive feedback on the care provided and the outcomes of their patients.
Benefits of PORTAL
- Free CAPCE CE credit
- Access to user-centered reports about your ACS practice patterns and patient outcomes
- Free educational resources about treating ACS
- Quarterly care summaries that allow you to review your practice patterns
EMS Education
View the seven videos on the EMS Education playlist to learn more.
The "Collapse while Exercising" video has a companion PDF you can download here.
PORTAL Site Materials
EMS Provider Commission on Accreditation for Prehospital Continuing Education (CAPCE) Materials
- CAPCE Registration (need to update this Redcap)
- CAPCE Evaluation Form: Download the PDF here
- CAPCE Evaluation Form Submission (need to update this Redcap)
Champion Documents
Click the links below to download the related PDF
- PORTAL One Pager: A brief overview to help orient new users
- PORTAL Launch Announcement: Modifiable email template to announce that PORTAL is live.
- Site Champion Manual: Overview of site champion responsibilities, plus helpful resources.
- Reminder Email Template: Modifiable email templates to remind EMS providers to use PORTAL and check the monthly aggregated report.
- Commission on Accreditation for Prehospital Continuing Education (CAPCE)
- Brief descriptions of how CAPCE credit can be obtained at your site that can be distributed to EMS providers
- Earn as you go
- Individual cases
- Please complete this Redcap survey to register for PORTAL CAPCE credit.