ABOUT US

CAMTS is an organization of non-profit organizations dedicated to improving the quality and safety of medical transport services, with 21 current member organizations each of which sends one representative to the CAMTS Board of Directors.

The Commission offers a program of voluntary evaluation of compliance with accreditation standards demonstrating the ability to deliver service of a specific quality.

The Commission believes that the two highest priorities of an air medical or ground inter-facility transport service are patient care and safety of the transport environment.

Originally developed through an extensive public comment process and published in 1991, revised every 2-3 years, the Accreditation Standards address issues of patient care and safety in fixed and rotary wing services as well as ground inter-facility services providing critical care transports. Each standard is supported by measurable criteria to measure a program’s level of quality.

Accreditation Standards are periodically revised to reflect the dynamic, changing environment of medical transport with considerable input from all disciplines of the medical profession and serve as a marker of excellence for federal, state, and local governmental agencies, as well as private agencies and to the general public.

In order to obtain accreditation, a medical transport service must be in substantial compliance with the Accreditation Standards

QUALITY MANAGEMENT (QM)

The CAMTS Quality Management (QM) process oversees the reporting and quality improvement activity in the organization and is dedicated to improving process and implementing efficiencies that will contribute to the mission of the organization.

Our GUIDELINES:

• The QM Committee functions within the context of the CAMTS Strategic Plan and organizational priorities.
• The QM Committee members will model and promote leadership and the CAMTS values.
• The QM Committee follows the principles of a Just Culture.
• The QM Committee monitors quality to provide assurance that we do what we say we do.
• The QM Committee will validate our data for credibility before measuring performance.
• When the QM Committee identifies that performance is below set standards we seek to understand why by identifying and managing the obstacles from both an overall system and organizational process points of view.

Posted here are our most recent score cards. If you have any questions about our process or results contact the QM Chair: Jan Eichel, jan.eichel@camts.org.

Our Mission-Vision-Values (December 1991, Amended October 2009, Amended April 2022)

Mission Statement:

CAMTS is a peer review organization dedicated to improving patient care and safety by providing a dynamic accreditation process through the development of standards, education, and services that support our vision.

Vision Statement:

All patients receive appropriate and safe out-of-hospital care by qualified professionals

CAMTS Values:

Fair, Ethical, Consistent, Accountable, Patient and Safety Focused

Transport Accredited Services’ Expectations:

Honest Self Assessment, Ethical Business Practices, Patient and Safety Focused, Continuous Quality Improvement, Transparency in the Accreditation Process