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 Boston surgeon reflects on the importance of being ready and resilient
Until you hard-wire patient-centric thinking into your routine, you run the risk that your patients might take a back seat to the other work of running an EMS operation
EMS Chief Ken Bouvier talks about his nearly 40 years in EMS and what it took to prepare his city of 360,000 for the two overlapping events
A grant-funded study to explore the future of rural ambulance services in South Dakota revealed some important findings
Through the widespread adoption of the NEMSIS standard and the commitment among individual EMS providers to participate in building the state and national databases, EMS is showing that it can adapt to new health care realities
Researchers have analyzed data on TBI mortality and outcomes from the Arizona State Trauma Registry before the guidelines were implemented and will compare those with outcomes after the guideline implementation
Mantooth spoke about bringing paramedics into people’s living rooms for the first time with the show “Emergency!” and what it’s like to be the nation’s most famous paramedic
Good slide design matters; Great instruction matters even more
The document highlights safety, evidence-based EMS, and performance-based funding and reimbursement as the three areas of most concern