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.
From NEMSAC fallout to WHO recognition, Kupas unpacks the moments that defined his presidency — and previews how the annual meeting will push EMS forward
SPOTLIGHT ON AI
From suspended Medicare funding to unchecked artificial intelligence, unpacking the issues threatening the system
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
EMS chief explains Allina Health EMS business case for increasing workforce diversity to improve patient care and the organization’s ROI
Community paramedics have an opportunity to change EMS response to overdose and addiction through application of harm reduction techniques
SWOT analysis gives volunteers the opportunity to participate in the development of an action plan for training, increased competence and success
Even if PTSD becomes a workers’ compensational eligible occupational disease, EMS leaders need to change the culture for traumatic stress treatment
State legislators have passed or are considering several pieces of legislation intended to improve EMS working conditions and safety for providers
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
Put your old way of thinking about benchmarking in the grave and adopt the improvement-oriented approach to benchmarking
Here’s four proactive measures EMS employers can take to prevent harassment and discrimination in the workplace