For their senior capstone, Master of Business Analytics students developed a scenario analysis tool using EMS call volumes, service contracts, budget allocations, and population data. The tool enables the Jefferson County EMS Working Group to evaluate alternative funding formulas for distributing a countywide EMS levy. […]
Interdisciplinary engineering students evaluated the costs and benefits of introducing a countywide Emergency Medical Services (EMS) levy and moving away from individual township contracts. To support local decision makers, students created a decision matrix that analyzes factors such as financial sustainability, administrative burden, and service equity that helped quantify the potential benefits of shifting towards […]
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To address financial and spatial inefficiencies, Iowa County is seeking recommendations for four facilities, including the courthouse, health and human services, law enforcement, and community services. Informed by a site visit, interdisciplinary engineering students identified short-term and long-term solutions that include relocating some county units and services and building an addition to an existing county-owned […]
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Engineering students developed three options for the Village of DeForest’s North Street corridor, which functions as a key east-west route connectign residential areas, commercial destinations, regional transportation facilities, and major arterials. The plans included a full corridor rebuild, complete reconstruction, and mixed reconstruction. […]
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Youth mental health needs are complex and often extend beyond clinical treatment, requiring coordinated supports related to things like family stabilization, case management, educational support, and access to basic needs. A student intern explored evidence-based best practices in Dane County and other communities that the county can build upon for more coordinated and comprehensive interventions. […]
A student intern partnered with Dane County to research supportive housing and sustainable service financing for unhoused residents in the county. By inventorying existing practices in Dane County, evaluating evidence-based best practices, and examples from other communities, the student provided recommendations for reliable, long-term service funding strategies that support permanent housing outcomes. […]
With the goal of streamlining EMS billing across all cities, a group of consulting students researched three options: a central billing authority, a standardized ePCR Platform, and a regional billing vendor. […]
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A graduate business analytics student analyzed EMS incidents that occurred in 2024 and created data dashboards that show incident concnetration, highest incident month, when these situations occur, and how they are split between municipalities. […]
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To better understand effect strategies to transition Jefferson County’s emergency medical services to a county-supported system, graduate public health students recommend implementing a dedicated service director/coordinator role, securing licensing to better position the county for funding opportunities, and increasing employee recruitment and retention. […]
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To better understand effect strategies to transition Jefferson County’s emergency medical services to a county-supported system, graduate public health students recommend implementing a dedicated service director/coordinator role, securing licensing to better position the county for funding opportunities, and increasing employee recruitment and retention. […]
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