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.
Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore on recognizing EMS as an essential service with the funding and career pathways to match
SPOTLIGHT ON AI
Closing out the year with a rapid-fire look at what frontline providers are really saying — from spinal immobilization, to swiping through microlearning
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
EMS provider’s duty to act is unequivocal, unmitigated, and unconditional
Intuition is a valuable instinct; when the details don’t add up follow procedures to report suspicions of child abuse or neglect
The event brought together a broad spectrum of 475 healthcare providers to discuss ways different industries can work together to promote community paramedicine
Next time you’re looking to hire for the position, look for someone with these characteristics
EMTs, paramedics, ambulances not mentioned in plan that provides billions of dollars in incentives to connect patient electronic health records
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss a religious freedom bill in Michigan that, if passed, could allow EMTs to refuse treatment based on religious beliefs
Flu vaccine does not cause flu, but four in 10 of us believe it does
You will not find an EKG monitor, pulse oximeter or even a blood pressure cuff; medical providers work with nothing more than their hands, eyes and ears
Working with Ebola is unlike any other paramedic job, and never before have I better understood the significance of a simple handshake or hug