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The Geocoding module in emsCharts assigns GPS coordinates to locations. The GPS coordinates enable a couple of features including Bio-Surveillance and Spatial Analysis. For a limited time, ZOLL will allow all services to opt into Geocoding, which will also enable Bio-Surveillance and Spatial Analysis.
To opt into Geocoding:
Log into emsCharts as a user with system administration privileges.
Go to Configuration under Service > the Account tab > Scroll down to Geocoding.
Under Geocoding, click the button that enables the demo service.
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ZOLL has turned on offered Geocoding for to all customers so that you can use bio-surveillance during the COVID-19 outbreak. Geocoding also comes with the capability to identify the exact coordinates of most locations using Google Maps, auto-calculate mileage for billing, and map data using the Spatial Analysis reporting feature.
If you’d just like to use Bio-Surveillance only, follow the next section to learn how. If you’d like to take advantage of Spatial Analysis, consult the next section as wellsection after Bio-Surveillance. You can learn how to use the other geocoding features under Geocoding.
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Impressions. Based on NEMSIS recommendations, emsCharts has added two items to the Impressions pick-list: Coronavirus (general) and Coronavirus (suspected). Your users can select these values from the impressions pick-list in the PCR. And, when they do, you can set the criteria here to trigger an alert.
Symptoms. You can also trigger an alert when all symptoms of coronavirus are selected in the PCR. You may need to add symptoms to the pick-list, especially if your agency doesn’t track symptoms like cough. We’ll tell you how to add symptoms to this pick-list below.
Medical Category. You can also add anything related to the coronavirus to the medical category and trigger an alert off of the selection in the PCR. Like symptoms, we’ll tell you how to add to the medical category pick-list. Currently, you can only evaluate the medical category visually using Spatial Analysis.
The following sections explain how to set up criteria for each of these three pick-lists.
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With Geocoding enabled, you’ll be able to map the PCR attributes that may indicate an outbreak based off of medical category. Below, we’ll explain how to set up Spatial Analysis and how to evaluate the Currently, you can track attributes by the following:
Outcome
Medical Category
Impressions
Body System
Symptoms
Procedure Action
Custom Assessment
Below, we’ll explain how to set up Spatial Analysis and how to evaluate the results.
Set up Geocoding for Spatial Analysis
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Finish geocoding all of your base sites following these instructions.
Evaluate recent calls using Spatial Analysis
To evaluate COVID-19, or other parameters, visually using Spatial Analysis, follow these directions:
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Enable the Security Privilege to access Spatial Analysis.
(Service) Configuration → Code Tables → Security Roles → Select an applicable Role to have access → Spatial Mapping Checkbox → Save
Enable Security Privileges
To access Spatial Analysis, first enable the permissions for your users, as follows:
Go to (Service) Configuration.
Click the Code Tables tab.
Type Security Roles and select the Security Roles code table.
Select the role you want to give access.
Turn on Spatial Mapping under the Report section.
Scroll to the bottom and select Update.
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Evaluate recent calls using Spatial Analysis
To evaluate COVID-19, or other parameters, visually using Spatial Analysis, follow these directions:
Go to Reports > Spatial Analysis > Click here for Spatial Mappingto go to maps
Click Recent Calls
The map opens with Bases selected by default. When you click Recent Calls, you’ll be able to map various parameters, such as outcomes, medical category, impressions, and outcomessymptoms.
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Heat map settings can be turned on and Radius and Opacity can be adjusted:
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