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
Redeploying ambulances is but a small token gesture
EMS1 columnists offer their views on new products, current trends and what the future may hold
Cantebury District Health board, St John NZ and Lightfoot was the overall winner at this year’s Australian Awards for Excellence
EMS unit hour utilization is always calculated as the number of transports divided by the total number of unit hours in the measurement interval
Even in hard financial times, innovation and leadership can go a long way in making things work, but those seem in short supply in Detroit
Edward J. Gabriel will present on subject of “EMS, Emergency and Disaster Response in the Changing World of Health Care”
Community abuzz over lack of background checks when plenty of our colleagues manage to besmirch EMS’s reputation with clean arrest records
Some EMTs have hidden their sordid and criminal histories because no background checks are required in NJ
Scene sizeup takes a few seconds yet is worth every single moment, but witnesses might not perceive it that way