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.
As artificial intelligence advances from simple automation to autonomous systems, EMS agencies must learn how to adopt the technology responsibly without sacrificing accountability, ethics or patient care
SPOTLIGHT ON AI
At NEMSMA’s leadership conference, Dr. Brent Myers makes the case that waiting for federal guidance is a losing strategy — and local governance is the only path forward.
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
Jason Dyess: “Leadership is mostly a matter of the heart”
Matt Zavadsky, MS-HA, EMT, details the impact of integrating a 211 system into the 911 process and the benefits to the community
We asked our audience, “How long should you look for a patient you can’t locate?”
Learn how to hone your thinking process to optimize your agency’s performance and achieve your career dreams
Use these strategies to look for and reduce cognitive error during patient assessment and care
Establishing clear policies, protocols and building trust: PCHD EMS shares their body-worn cameras implementation journey
If you’ve seen one community paramedicine program, then you’ve seen one program; here’s how successes from four different programs can be translated to new ones
Detailing changes to equipment and PPE priority lists
The red flags and steps to take to make the scene safer for yourself, other responders and the patients