Features and Benefits | Obtaining Access | Aggregate Reports
NEMSIS | Version 3 Information
The Wisconsin Division of Public Health provides a secure, web-based reporting system called the Wisconsin Ambulance Run Data System (WARDS) Elite. Ambulance service providers are able to enter and submit their ambulance run information electronically via the Internet. This web-based program is available at no charge to Wisconsin ambulance service providers.
The program provides each ambulance service with the following:
- Ambulance run reporting
- Can be customized for each service
- Provides printable run reports
- Houses an internal email system that does not go out into cyberspace
- Provides ability to setup and monitor CQI within the system
- Has over 50 pre-programmed quality assurance and/or quality improvement reports
- Ad-hoc reporting
- A dashboard to post notifications for both the State EMS Section and each service provider
Other third-party data collection or ePCR programs may be used as long as they are able to interface with WARDS Elite and have been certified by NEMSIS. The program must be able to pass the required Schematron file and obtain a Validation Score of 96 or higher.
Features and Benefits of WARDS Elite
- WARDS is easy to use.
- An electronic report replaces the written ambulance run report.
- Data available to the service will be current.
- Continuous quality improvement (CQI) functions are included in the program.
- Service information is available at the manager's fingertips for annual reports, budget requests, training records, and other performance measures such as EMS Compass.
- System will assist in identifying interventions that work best for patients by comparing interventions used with different conditions and patient outcomes.
- System allows use of less expensive pads and tablets with touch screens for more efficient data entry. Full functioned computers and laptops are no longer required.
- Hospitals are able to access the Service Run Report od ePCR as soon as it had been entered or uploaded WARDS Elite.
Obtain Access to WARDS Elite
WARDS Elite is a secure, web-based system. A User ID and password are required to access the system. All licensed personnel are given an account once their Local Credential Agreement (LCA) for a service is approved through the E-Licensing database. From the E-Licensing account homepage a link that will take you directly into your WARDS Elite account. Users are then able to use their same E-Licensing login info in the WARDS Elite login page. If you ever run into difficulties you may recover your password using the link on either login page. If still unsuccessful please call our office during regular business hours at 608-266-1568 or email dhsemssmail@Wisconsin.gov.
For hospital personnel to have access to the patient care reports for those patients transported to their facility a new WI Hospital Hub database has been made available. This database will allow access to both previous WARDS v.2 reports as well as the new WARDS Elite v.3 reports. We will be working with the Trauma and EMS Coordinators for these facilities to provide Administrative level access so they can maintain their own roster of personnel with access. If you would like to request access as a User or Administrator to the WI Hospital Hub, please have the Trauma Coordinator or EMS Coordinator for the hospital contact Chuck Happel at 608-266-0471 or charles.happel@wisconsin.gov.
Aggregate Reports
2015
- 2015 Average Patient Age (PDF)
- 2015 Provider Impression (PDF)
- 2015 Time of Call (PDF)
- 2015 Fractile Response (PDF)
2014
- 2014 Average Patient Age (PDF)
- 2014 Provider Impression (PDF)
- 2014 Time of Call (PDF)
- 2014 Fractile Response (PDF)
2013
- 2013 Average Patient Age (PDF)
- 2013 Provider Impression (PDF)
- 2013 Time of Call (PDF)
- 2013 Fractile Response (PDF)
2012
- 2012 Average Patient Age (PDF)
- 2012 Provider Impression (PDF)
- 2012 Time of Call (PDF)
- 2012 Fractile Response (PDF)
2011
- 2011 Average Patient Age (PDF)
- 2011 Provider Impression (PDF)
- 2011 Time of Call (PDF)
- 2011 Fractile Response (PDF)
NEMSIS (National EMS Information System)
NEMSIS is a national database that stores aggregate data from all participating states. Statistical information may be obtained from this database on a variety of topics such as disposition, elapsed times and delays, medical- or trauma-related transports, and specific diagnoses such as cardiac arrest. None of the data provided to NEMSIS contains any patient's protected health information (PHI). Wisconsin has been providing data to NEMSIS since 2013.
The original version of NEMSIS used for WARDS was version 2.2.1. Currently WARDS Elite is based on NEMSIS v.3 database and capable of accepting either version v.3.3.4 or v.3.4 data. Below are resources that can be used to identify the data that is either required or optionally provided by all services statewide.
Updated Version 3.4 Information
- v.3 dFacility.03 Code List Updated 2/2017 (XLSX)
- WARDS Elite Link
- NEMSIS - Wisconsin Info Page
- NEMSIS v3 Datafield Instructions (PDF)
- NEMSIS v3 Data Dictionary (PDF)
- Wisconsin_NEMSIS v3 Data Elements - Abbreviated Version (PDF)
- Wisconsin_NEMSIS v3 Data Elements - Full Version (PDF)
WARDS Elite Training Aids
Account Access
- How to Login to WARDS Elite Directly from E-Licensing
- How Your Accounts are Linked Between E-Licensing and WARDS Elite
- Correcting A Locked Login Access in WARDS Elite
Service Updates
- Agency Information Required for NEMSIS Uploads
- How to Update or Add a Vehicle to a Service Roster
- How to Remove Personnel From a Service Roster
- Assigning Medications & Procedures by License Level
- How to Review an Upload From Another Software System
Entering and Retrieving Data
Training
- Accessing the ImageTrend University
- Free On-Line ImageTrend Training
- Accounts to Access the Test Site by Permission Level:
Permission Level | Username | Password |
---|---|---|
Service Provider | emsprov | Testing1 |
Service Director | servdir | Testing1 |
Medical Director | meddir | Testing1 |
For further information about WARDS Elite, contact Chuck Happel at 608-266-0471 or charles.happel@wisconsin.gov.