EMS Management
The EMS management topic focuses on leadership within EMS agencies, bringing together a range of relevant columns and resources as well as the latest news on EMS department operations, budget issues and new appointments.
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“Instead of responding to the majority of 999 calls we receive every day, we want to flip that so we only go to those patients who really, really need a double staffed paramedic emergency ambulance quickly.”
If you’ve seen one community paramedicine program, then you’ve seen one program; here’s how successes from four different programs can be translated to new ones
How other volunteer organizations in the community leverage their size while still acting and feeling local
In a memorable and entertaining presentation, Dr. Brent Myers described the top changes in EMS
The 10 EMS Forward topics identify risks to patient and provider safety as well as topics of greater concern in 2016
The Promoting Innovation in EMS project has released a national framework with recommendations for promoting innovation in EMS for public comment
Paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders need to answer these questions before purchasing body armor for their medics
West End Ambulance Service will buy 10 bullet-resistant vests, or two per ambulance
EMS physicians debunked long-held beliefs about shock positioning, IV medication administration, and pregnant patient positioning
Funding a grant application is an investment that grant-makers seek to maximize the benefit to the agency and the community
Volunteer EMS agencies can be the best option for 911 services in many areas, but response must be guaranteed
An expert panel at the NAEMSP pre-conference explored data, regulations, policy, financing and sustainability for EMS administrators and medical directors implementing MIH or CP programs
Terry Johnson fraudulently billed the federal health insurance programs for about seven years for transportation services when patients were not transported
The state Supreme Court refused to rule against a law that allowed a Camden hospital to take over EMS services in the city
Leaders of EMS advocacy and membership organizations articulate how they would spend the record-breaking Powerball jackpot
There are many ways EMS could be improved with a budget of $1.5 billion; check out our readers’ ideas
Develop restraint polices, train to apply restraints and adhere to those policies when behavioral emergency patient restraint is indicated
The Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services, as an ANSI-Accredited Standards Developer, may now submit its standards for approval as American National Standards
West End Ambulance Service board of directors is expected to approve the purchase of 10 protective vests
The public health department is sending additional nurses and TB investigators to find patients with tuberculosis
The class of 29 EMTs joins a department that is responding to more medical emergencies than ever before
Two employees of the company pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud
Panacea’s Cloud will allow first responders and medical directors to better coordinate their response to mass casualty disasters
The state Supreme Court will hear Virtua Health System’s motion to continue services next Tuesday
Although Medicare and Medicaid rules are lengthy and confusing, EMS leaders and field providers must ensure compliance
An employee forged and copied doctors’ signatures on to Physician Certification Statements for transports that were medically necessary
Chiefs and field providers need to change the culture that condones fraud into one that truly determines competency
When stakeholders perceive the process as rushed, pre-determined and opaque, their skepticism and mistrust rule the day
Not every emergency responder reacts the same way to a bad call and a cookie-cutter debriefing may do more harm than good
Chris and Kelly talk about what this acquisition means for EMS, our #4 news item of the year
The law allowed Cooper University Hospital to take over emergency medical services in Camden from rival Virtua Health
