As AI tools move quickly from concept to deployment, EMS leaders face practical questions about value, risk and readiness. This series provides clear, applied guidance for chiefs, directors and agency leaders on how to evaluate and implement AI to support clinical care, reduce documentation burden, improve decision-making, streamline operations and simplify workforce management.
At NEMSMA’s leadership conference, Dr. Brent Myers makes the case that waiting for federal guidance is a losing strategy — and local governance is the only path forward.
SPOTLIGHT ON AI
Why EMS leaders must break the cycle of overwork, silence and unrealistic expectations
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
Our co-hosts review and discuss two EMS news articles from the week
Learn how four paramedic chiefs are collecting and analyzing data to fight the opioid overdose epidemic in their communities
EMS providers who can look beyond ketamine’s perception as a street or veterinary drug will find it is uniquely positioned to treat sepsis
Our co-hosts talk about the skills that may be added and those considered for removal
Many EMS agencies and other public safety organizations have significant exposed risks that can lead to cyberattack data breaches and infrastructure damage
The EMS Agenda 2050 project envisions the next 30 years of EMS systems in the United States
Some readers said they wish their supervisor understood their level of commitment, while others expressed their wants and needs
Evidence-based recommendations to address fatigue in EMS was introduced to paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders at Pinnacle 2017
Patient engagement expert defines patient experience and how EMS creation of peak moments with patients and their families can improve patient outcomes