DATA COLLECTION
Management and labor support
systems that confidentially collect
medical, health and fitness data and
provide analysis to improve the wellness
of all fire department members. An
overarching goal of the Wellness Fitness
Initiative (WFI) has been to
collect and analyze clinical and health
outcome data generated in the 10 member
jurisdictions which may be generalized
to the wider uniformed personnel
populations. Since the inception
of the WFI, there have been ongoing
efforts to develop a centralized
database to serve as a repository for
the collected data and information.
The Data Collection chapter in the 3rd
Edition of the Fire Service Joint Labor
Management Wellness-Fitness Initiative
determines the economic impact by
calculating occupational claims and
costs among the charter fire departments
that have adopted and implemented the
WFI.
The MDS (Minimum Data Set) project is
funded by a grant received by the
University of Maryland, Baltimore School
of Medicine. The MDS will enable the fire service and health providers to
gather health-related data from the fire
fighter population and aggregate it in a
central database for analysis/research
and subsequent use in proactive programs
to promote health and wellness.
This section below contains an overview
of the data collection process each
department has implemented.
To view individual components that can
be exported to an Excel spreadsheet,
click the links below:
|
DEPARTMENT |
METHOD/DATA COLLECTED |
|
Calgary |
Electronic Medical Information
System (EMIS)
Excel spreadsheet fitness
tracking
Health Questionnaire
Jackson Strength Norms
Vertical Jump Averages |
|
Fairfax Co. |
Uses
MedGate
for medical database system to
collect and analyze clinical and
health outcome data
The WFI/Cancer
and Occupational Disease
Database (funded by the
University of Maryland,
Baltimore School of Maryland) is
completed; FCFRD is transfering data from their Medical
Information Systems to the IAFF central
database |
|
Indianapolis |
Uses OHM for medical database
system to
collect medical/fitness
collection
The WFI/Cancer
and Occupational Disease
Database (funded by the
University of Maryland,
Baltimore School of Maryland) is
completed; IFD is transfering data from their Medical
Information Systems to the IAFF central
database |
|
Los Angeles Co. |
Currently use Excel and working
on getting a grant to implement
a new MIS system
Collects medical/fitness and Workers'
Comp data |
|
Metro Dade Co. |
Excel document to track fitness
assessments but no database |
|
New York City |
HRIS System (human resources
information system)
Collects
all medical testing except
x-rays |
|
Phoenix |
Electronic
Medical Records (EMR)
Medical Database
- data collected and entered
into system by medical staff
during the fire fighter's annual
physical exam
Fingerprint
recognition check-in used for
EMR
Exposure
Control Database |
|
Seattle |
2008 baseline medicals are in
Excel, all others are in chart
form
Have a number of data reviews
from the 2008 baseline medicals
as well as information
breakdowns from Workers' Comp
data (since 1979)
Final Report |
|
Carrollton |
Information is put into computer
database which enables trend
analyses of individual results
as well as make comparisons
within the department as a whole
Collect annual performance
assessment, fitness assessment,
and functional movement
screening |
|
Lewiston |
Cumulative results based on
participation values |
|
Mesa |
Medical files are maintained
electronically by the contracted
medical provider. Fitness
data is maintained by the
department using our firehouse
records program |
|
Narragansett |
Individual fitness data
collected by PFT
Chart form and Excel program |
|
Orange Co. Fire Authority |
Medical Information System
Data Report 2004-2008 |
|
Portland |
Fitness Data-MicoFit and Excel
spreadsheet
Immunizations-Stand alone
database
Medical Charts contain initial
medical exam, annual hearing,
mask fit, immunization and
exposure files |
|
Port Moody |
Collect annual performance
assessment, fitness assessment,
and functional movement
screening
Medical information is kept
confidential by Physician |
|
Prince George's Co. |
(CTX)
through medical physicals
Cardiac risk factors tracked by
Microsoft Access |
|
San Diego |
Electronic
Medical Record designed for WFI
Collect all
information at time of visit
Give immediate
feedback - each fire fighter
goes home with results in
booklet w/educational material
on general health related topics
and try to individualize the
educational material
4 years of data
collected
200 fields of
information on all fire fighters
|
|
Tualatin Valley |
Medical data (charts held at
contractor's office)
Wellness report (in-house) -
annual fitness assessment,
wellness questionnaire and
cholesterol data compiled
Fitness assessment data
(in-house)
Injury information tracked by
contract insurance provider,
SAIF |
