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
Featuring systems-level questions that help to identify high-functioning STEMI systems of care
California legislation proposes former inmates as emergency medical technicians
Sharing data across EMS agencies is one of the most effective ways to combat the opioid crisis in communities
Our co-hosts discuss a recent article about a pulled drug trial in Minnesota and its implication for local emergency responders
EMS responses to psychiatric or behavioral emergencies are frequent, but violence, physical restraint and chemical restraint are rare
Two agencies share innovative ways to use data to improve performance, as well as measure and report the value EMS providers offer to their patients, agencies and communities
EMS benchmarks can help drive STEMI care improvements through data-driven improvements and hospital collaboration
Make information sharing a part of your mass casualty incident protocols, especially in incidents involving children or unknown illness
Our co-hosts discuss a recent article written by EMS1 columnist Catherine Counts