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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Minimize mistakes and improve billing collections by confirming every PCR is accurate and descriptive
An Alabama recruit school is under investigation after video emerges of a staged EMS response in a bathroom
About half of NEMSMA members report providing and paying for the 60 hours of continuing education for NREMT National Continued Competency Program
EMS doesn’t have an actual paramedic shortage; instead, EMS has a shortage of paramedics willing to work for low wages in terrible working conditions
EMS providers make home visits within one week of overdoses, provide assistance to addicts and their families and try to link them to services
The ambulance was acquired last year, but the department only recently received funding to staff it full-time
Focus on controlling what you can and leave the big picture to other people
Officials said there’s a handful of positions open, but the training requirement is derailing their efforts
The president of San Antonio’s firefighters association said his city is starting to feel the strain of only having 34 full-time rigs
The passive devices prevent unauthorized personnel from shifting the ambulance out of park position
Chief Matthew Graves said the gear is needed given “what’s going on in our society,” but some residents disagree
Here’s a summary of the types of questions the Eagles asked one another from the last year
Increasing call volume, a growing population and a shrinking department have spelled trouble for the city’s emergency medical responders
When team members do not mesh well, it can add stress to an already stressful environment
EMS chief explains Allina Health EMS business case for increasing workforce diversity to improve patient care and the organization’s ROI
The agency has done previous ambulance designs to spread awareness for heart disease, autism and cancer
Inclusion of members from the EMS community aims to fulfill the crucial role of expertise and collaboration needed to ensure a single standard of specialty certification
Community paramedics have an opportunity to change EMS response to overdose and addiction through application of harm reduction techniques
The agency is only the second ambulance service in the world and the first in the U.S. to attain accreditation six consecutive times
SWOT analysis gives volunteers the opportunity to participate in the development of an action plan for training, increased competence and success
State legislators have passed or are considering several pieces of legislation intended to improve EMS working conditions and safety for providers
The fire chief said he wants to hire more paramedics due to shorter hospital stays, an aging population and residents living with long-term and complex medical conditions
One of the program’s goals is to reduce cardiac-related deaths in rural communities by 20 percent
Federal attorneys allege the agency received more than $20 million in illegal kickbacks from a contractor that provided drivers, paramedics and EMTs
The decision was met with outcry by some, who said the closure will leave many unemployed
A small percentage of EMS departments across the country carry blood on their ambulances
Allegations of bullying and harassment surfaced after firefighter-paramedic Nicole Mittendorff died by suicide April 2016
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National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer candidate is researching persistent issue of recruiting rural fire and EMS personnel
The Legal Guardian answers a reader’s question about if legal liability starts at time of dispatch or time of patient contact
Our co-hosts share tips to assist with conflict resolution in the cab
