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
The Drug Supply Chain Security Act mandates pharmaceutical tracking, tracing and documentation for EMS agencies
I make sure people suffering from alcoholism receive the same level of professionalism as every other patient
Take responsibility for building and improving a department culture through good words and deeds, not disparaging ones
The significant funding, workforce and leadership challenges facing rural EMS agencies were discussed at National Rural EMS Conference
The suicide of Nicole Mittendorff causes us to ask the question: What is the impact of bullying on emergency responder mental health and suicide?
MDA’s LifeGuardian program is based on a societal tradition of volunteerism which transcends religion and ethnic divides
National Rural EMS Conference attendees asked to identify unique attributes and barriers to success
Naloxone administration by BLS providers and laypersons is the latest intervention to transition from paramedics to firefighters and bystanders
Reasons to not apply at a Maryland EMS agency are inspired by actual excuses past employees have given for not being able to work