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
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After a high-speed collision, Kootenai County EMS System chief confirms lessons about designing and operating a safer ambulance
Harness a passion for care to identify improvement opportunities in clinical specialty areas and propose change
Lee County EMS conducted a short survey of EMS leaders to determine if code words or plain language are used to request police to an unsafe EMS incident
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Empower through responsibility and invest through insight in your supervisory staff and company culture
Autonomy, leadership, resource commitment and integrative processes bolster successful volunteer EMS agencies
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