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
A recent trip to Vietnam shows how our ability to lead is enhanced by understanding what compels others and ourselves to follow
Arrowhead EMS speaker implores EMS managers to plan and prepare for the inevitability of a LODD in their organization
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the importance of keeping complete and accurate records
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss a threat by an Ariz. ambulance company to go on strike over pension pay
In this issue: NASEMSO EMS standards project underway; On Leadership columns looks at employee perception of the agency’s ‘suck factor’
Plans to consolidate the two EMS leadership organizations have been suspended after a year of discussion
The new CPR course focuses specifically on BLS care, and uses realistic training and scenarios
Praise often goes to the team as a whole, while individual members that make mistakes are often disciplined in public rather than in private
NASEMSO launched a two-year effort to research and publish a set of measures that EMS agencies can use to gauge their own performance