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.
What you do every day for your community is important; how you classify information and report your activities is also important
Is your agency in compliance with requirements? How can you protect yourself and your staff from the fallout of drug diversion?
Leaders that have lied their way to the top eventually are toppled; stop the lies and take responsibility for your words
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss whether EMS1 Editor-in-Chief Greg Friese’s suggestions about Uber providing community health services are actually feasible.
Think outside the box to raise funds for your department’s next ambulance purchase
To truly build a culture that values education, the continuous process of learning must be a part of all levels within the organization
The EMS patient care report needs to tell a deeper and more comprehensive story of the patient to inform other health care providers
If charged with sexual assault on the job, here are the steps agencies and providers should take to protect themselves, and advice for bouncing back from a false accusation
EMS agencies and providers should be preparing now to update protocols and training programs
Medical necessity and what it means to different payers plays a significant role in determining the payment of ambulance billing claims
Understand the causes and symptoms of this affliction and work to mitigate its debilitating consequences
Awards from annual Pennsylvania’s Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Program used for AEDs, debt reduction, tool purchases and upgrading digital technology
A county grand jury report said combining or sharing services, personnel and locations would reduce overhead costs and free up funds for new equipment and training
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Mesa Fire’s Transitional Response Vehicle model allows medics to provide care without transporting to the hospital, or by transporting to an alternative location through local partnerships
Video shows the high-speed, head-on collision between a school bus and SUV after the SUV driver became unresponsive
He was one of three top officials were placed on administrative leave after a class-action grievance filed by the emergency responders’ union
The firefighters in many St. Louis County fire departments do not look like those they are trained to protect
Practice does not make perfect; instead EMS expertise comes from studying failure and greatness
Agency met the challenge of record-breaking snow and transportation frustrations with preparation, honesty with patients, and empathy for its personnel
Chief William McDonald said a plan initially opposed by AMR and that drew negative media attention was eventually successful thanks to strong communication
The absence of a unified command center early on, being misled by social media and communication with crews provided valuable insight on EMS response to protests
As Generation Y enters the EMS workforce leaders need to understand why Generation-WHY keeps asking why
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the potential of upgraded dispatch technology that incorporates data including text messaging, photos and videos
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson highlight the importance of peer support in light of an investigation into the death of a 24-year-old Pa. firefighter and EMT found dead in her car
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Board of directors for the service reviews the maintenance costs of each ambulance and management request to purchase 4 new ambulances
Co-host Kelly Grayson and EMS1 columnist and show guest Bob Sullivan debate a BLS vs. ALS system
Co-host Kelly Grayson and EMS1 columnist and show guest Bob Sullivan debate a BLS vs. ALS system
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