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.
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SPOTLIGHT ON AI
As artificial intelligence advances from simple automation to autonomous systems, EMS agencies must learn how to adopt the technology responsibly without sacrificing accountability, ethics or patient care
Innovation requires redesigned workflows, accountability and operations
Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore on recognizing EMS as an essential service with the funding and career pathways to match
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.
From NEMSAC fallout to WHO recognition, Kupas unpacks the moments that defined his presidency — and previews how the annual meeting will push EMS forward
Closing out the year with a rapid-fire look at what frontline providers are really saying — from spinal immobilization, to swiping through microlearning
From suspended Medicare funding to unchecked artificial intelligence, unpacking the issues threatening the system
How Dr. Shannon Gollnick wants EMS to work smarter, not harder
From wearables to voice assistants, a new wave of device-initiated calls is changing how dispatchers respond — and why better tech and training are crucial now
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
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
The goal of EMS quality improvement should be the efficient correction of inappropriate practices and behaviors, not exacting vengeance
Follow these rules to help your EMS agency or fire department take the next step in success with grant applications
Securing data in an EMS environment is critical to avoiding breaches of patient information and triggering mandatory reporting
From eclipsing natural disasters to devastating economic downturns, how will you get back up and running quickly?