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.
Real-time data, AI-powered insights and improved interoperability are helping EMS agencies reduce fragmentation, enhance situational awareness and improve responder safety
SPOTLIGHT ON AI
Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore on recognizing EMS as an essential service with the funding and career pathways to match
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
EMS providers should be on high alert for fraud and forgery in the patient care report
A study in Arizona over a seven-year period confirms a higher rate of death by suicide among EMTs vs. the general public
The shooting at the Thousand Oaks, Ca., Borderline Bar & Grill is another blow to first responders in communities impacted by mass violence
NFPA 3000 provisional standard brought EMS, firefighters and law enforcement together to tackle interagency training
A pharmacist can help EMS improve patient outcomes, participate in protocol development, and collaborate on EMS research projects
Our co-hosts tackle the topic of paramedic education and how it would affect the EMS industry
Operating in the public eye under conditions that may require evacuation or assisting colleagues at a moment’s notice means responders must be ready 24/7
Using LEAD principles, EMS leaders can encourage employee retention at their organizations
Educating friends about EMS PTSD can prevent innocent questions that can undo years of mental health work and progress