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2024 Mission: Lifeline EMS Recognition

2024 Mission: Lifeline EMS recognition (based on 2023 data) marks the addition of required stroke measures. With the new recognition program structure, eligibility is available for transporting and non-transporting prehospital agencies.

The Target Heart Attack (STEMI) designation focuses on coordinating care between prehospital agencies and the destination hospital. This time-critical award level is limited to those agencies that provide patient transport to STEMI-receiving and STEMI-referring centers. For an agency to be eligible for the Mission: Lifeline Target Heart Attack award, it must first meet the criteria of the Mission: Lifeline EMS Prehospital award (Gold, Silver, or Bronze)

See the EMS Recognition Criteria for the specific required measures.

2024 Application Timeline:

Application Period

• February 22nd, 2024 – May 31st, 2024 - Midnight Central Time
• Applications will be submitted via AHA’s Quality & Certification Tool (QCT) portal.
• Optional Office Hours (bring your application questions) - After the initial training – sessions will be scheduled where you can ask specific, individual questions about your application. Data reviews are available upon request by emailing [email protected].

How to Apply

1. If you were unable to attend the webinar you can access the webinar recording and materials through the  by re-registering. You can also view the webinar slide deck. Review the following documents:
• Mission: Lifeline EMS Recognition Criteria (updated version)
• Mission: Lifeline EMS FAQ
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• All agencies that have previously applied will register as a new user in this system with your agency’s current data.
• Information on how to add multiple users can be found within the webinar materials.
3. Once you receive confirmation of your account (you will receive email confirmation within 3-5 business days) you can log back into the QCT portal and start on inputting your measure data

What is the Quality Certification Tool (QCT)?

• The QCT is a portal where all of your agency’s EMS data can be kept in one place.
• This will streamline the process so you can save your information, access your application, and retrieve your recognition kit all in the QCT portal.
• The QCT supports multiple users (up to five), which enables agencies to have multiple reviewers.
• QCT User Manual 

Recognition Ad Kit and Certification Distribution

2024 Mission: Lifeline EMS Recognition certification and distribution will occur in late Summer 2024. Please check the website after July 1st, 2024, for a more detailed timeline.

For questions, please email [email protected].

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ appreciates your continued commitment to providing quality care to the communities you serve.