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
The danger of raw data is that it has to be interpreted and analyzed beyond the superficial first layer before it even begins to make sense
Fire commissioner: “If you want to be union, grab your stuff and go somewhere else guys, because it (isn’t) going to work in Williston”
EMS will only ever be as good as you make it; if you remain silent, you forfeit the right to complain when it crumbles around you
Boston EMS Incident Commander Neil P. Blackington shares his strategy and lessons learned from the blaze that killed two firefighters
Having a good system can help reduce costs, improve EMS morale and lead to better patient care
If there are ways to increase the effectiveness of system operations, throwing more ambulances at the problem isn’t necessarily the fix.
A single outburst can destroy your credibility and ruin your ability to lead, so learn to stay in control
A decision to change the EMS system must be done in a deliberate way
Measuring factors like response times and resuscitation rates should show the research behind the numbers in any major proposal