What Are the EMSC Performance Measures?
The EMSC program performance measures are a set of standards that were developed in 2004 to measure long-term progress at both state and national levels of the EMSC program in key areas of pediatric emergency care. The program had met its target with previous measures developed for the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), a results-oriented approach that requires federal agencies to establish performance measures that guide decisions and monitor program success, and sought the development of new measures. The new performance measures represent: A systematic, uniform process of focusing and measuring program activities and promoting permanence of EMSC programs at the state level. Read more about the history and development of the EMSC program measures.