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EMS System Review - State of New Jersey

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<strong>State</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong>, DHSS, O<strong>EMS</strong>Consulting Services: <strong>EMS</strong> <strong>System</strong> <strong>Review</strong>APPENDIX E: SWOT ANALYSIS FOR NEW JERSEY <strong>EMS</strong>Critical Areas Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats<strong>System</strong> Assessment-Public Access-Participation by diverseprovider groups-<strong>EMS</strong> Research-Unsatisfactory-<strong>System</strong> Finance-Unsatisfactory-Except for Public Access, nocomponent scored above“marginal.”-Information systems haveyielded little usable data-Legislation and Regulations aretoo restrictive-Challenges have beenidentified-Input has been receivedfrom multiple providerconstituents-Participation andconsensus may <strong>of</strong>fer theability to make quickerchanges-Complacency may lead to aloss <strong>of</strong> momentum for change-Many feel that legislative orsystem inaction will lead t<strong>of</strong>urther malaise-All providers are not regulated<strong>EMS</strong> Legislationand Regulation-Governor’s signing <strong>of</strong> theRegional 911 Centerlegislation promotingregionalization-Lack <strong>of</strong> comprehensive <strong>EMS</strong>legislation and regulations-Primary legislation is restrictiveinstead <strong>of</strong> enabling-<strong>EMS</strong> legislation in multipleareas <strong>of</strong> the law-Regulation change process iscumbersome and takes too long.-Legislatively mandatedstudy may indicate thestate’s willingness tochange-Since needed changes areidentified, new legislationmay be easier to draft-Political pressure on thelegislature to not act.-Failure to make legislativechanges provides a “free pass”for <strong>EMS</strong> system constituents.-Failure to change may lead tosystem component failures-Too many changes are doneusing an “exception” process-Medical protocols are inregulations instead <strong>of</strong> a protocoldocumentTriData, a Division <strong>of</strong> 165September 2007 September 2007<strong>System</strong> Planning Corporation

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