SAN DIEGO, CA. (December 21, 2017) – TargetSolutions, the leading provider of e-Learning applications for the fire service, received an early Christmas present this week when North Pole Fire Department signed up for online training and performance support management.

The North Pole Fire Department, located in North Pole, Alaska, came on board with TargetSolutions because the platform delivers a one-stop shop for fire department training management. With TargetSolutions, agencies can schedule, deliver, track and report state-mandated EMS continuing education and compliance tasks.

The department’s Deputy Chief Chad Heineken said he initially heard of TargetSolutions through his neighboring departments, Steese Fire Department and North Star Volunteer Fire Department.

“Honestly, hearing about TargetSolutions through neighboring departments and other departments that use the platform was our reason for choosing it,” said Heineken, who oversees training for the department that was established in 1957. “We are excited to find out how we can use it and how it can get us organized.” 

As TargetSolutions expands its footprint and helps fire departments in the state of Alaska, working with the North Pole fire department will be a privilege, said TargetSolutions’ Executive Vice President Marc Scheipe.

“We are always grateful when fire departments choose TargetSolutions to help solve their training challenges,” said Scheipe. “Considering the time of the year, it’s especially rewarding to partner with the North Pole Fire Department. We are committed to provide North Pole and all our customers with outstanding support and innovative technology. We wish everyone has a healthy, happy holiday season and we look forward to a fantastic 2018.”

 

About TargetSolutions

TargetSolutions, a Vector Solutions brand, delivers award-winning, real-time training and record-keeping solutions to the fire services, emergency medical services, risk pools, cities and municipalities, law enforcement and public works industries. The company provides engaging, accredited online training courses, cutting-edge software applications, and dynamic performance management solutions to help make organizations safer, more capable, and more compliant. For more information, visit www.targetsolutions.com. Follow us on Twitter @TargetSolutions and on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/TargetSolutions.

 

About Vector Solutions

Vector Solutions, a leader in eLearning and performance support, provides award-winning SaaS solutions for the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC), industrial, facilities management, public safety, IT and education industries. Its brands, RedVector, TargetSolutions, and SafeSchools, deliver continuing education (CE), training, technology and performance management solutions using the latest innovations in learning and technology to create safer, more capable, more compliant organizations. Its extensive online and mobile learning library exceeds more than 5,000 courses written by 200 subject matter experts and reaches over 5 million professionals worldwide. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. For more information, visit www.vector-solutions.com. Follow us on twitter @VectorPerform and on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/VectorPerformance.

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- PUB DATE: 12/21/2017 9:54:32 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 21, 2017 -- ESO Solutions, Inc., the leading data and software company serving emergency medical services, fire departments, and hospitals, announced that it recently upgraded its 1,000th customer to the new NEMSIS 3 data standard. Cape Fear Valley Mobile Integrated Healthcare, headquartered in Fayetteville, NC, was the 1,000th agency to upgrade. 

NEMSIS 3 is the new National EMS Information System data standard under which emergency medical services (EMS) collect patient medical data via their electronic patient care record (ePCR) software, and report it to their states for analysis. States in turn report statewide data to a national database. EMS agencies nationwide are transitioning from the old NEMSIS 2 standard to NEMSIS 3 on a state-by-state basis, working with their ePCR software vendors to do so.

“For a fire department or EMS organization, a successful transition to NEMSIS 3 means more than just having software that collects and submits data in the new format – it means having access to their data and having it be usable,” said Kenny Schnell, Vice President and General Manager of ESO Electronic Health Record (EHR). “ESO is the only major ePCR software vendor that allows its agencies to access their old NEMSIS 2 data at the same time they access their new NEMSIS 3 data, giving them the ability to monitor trends in patient care and operations over time, without forcing them to export old data and merge it with their new NEMSIS 3 data.”

“We’re proud to have been the 1,000th ESO customer to make the transition to NEMSIS 3,” said Brian Hehl, Training and Credentialing Officer at Cape Fear Valley Mobile Integrated Healthcare. “We’re looking forward to the greater depth of data that NEMSIS 3 will provide for our research into evidence-based medicine to improve patient care,” he added. 

According to company officials, 2017 has been a busy year at ESO. In addition to upgrading a large percentage of its ePCR/EHR customer base to NEMSIS 3, the company acquired both SafetyPAD and FIREHOUSE® Software during the year. Earlier this year, ESO EHR ranked at the very top of a national survey on ePCR/EHR usability conducted by the National Association of EMTs (NAEMT), earning the highest scores in all categories — system usefulness, information quality, interface quality, and overall usability. 

 

About ESO Solutions

ESO Solutions, Inc., is dedicated to improving community health and safety through the power of data. Since its founding in 2004, the company has been a pioneer in electronic patient care records (ePCR) software for emergency medical services, fire departments and ambulance services. Today, ESO serves more than 13,000 fire departments, EMS agencies, and hospitals throughout the U.S. The company's healthcare, public safety and technology experts deliver the most innovative software and data solutions on the market, including the industry-leading ESO Electronic Health Record (EHR); ESO Health Data Exchange (HDE), enabling two-way EMS-hospital data exchange; record management system (RMS) for fire departments; and ambulance revenue recovery/billing software. ESO is also playing a leading role in helping EMS provider organizations across the nation successfully transition to NEMSIS Version 3 and new state standards for electronic patient care reporting. 

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