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
Follow this planning process to ensure the benefits of a new EMS software application are fully realized
Answering these questions provides a blueprint for a quality process and product implementation into the EMS agency
Our rush to public shaming might reveal our own fear of occasional shocking indifference towards the people we are entrusted to treat
The fallout from the bankruptcy of a major NYC 911 EMS response agency will be felt most heavily by EMS providers on the street
Reckless behaviors warrant careful investigation and potentially lead to remediation or termination of employment
Southwest Texas EMS agencies adopt a “time out” for transferring EMS patients to nurses and physicians
EMS medical directors discuss integrated health care programs to serve frequent 911 callers at Gathering of Eagles
Training, including pediatric-specific training, reduced self-reported medication errors in a major fire-based EMS system
The co-founder of EMS1 shares his concern for a system addicted to the status quo and outlines a path to great medicine