Paramedic Chief
The news items, feature articles, videos and more you find here are selected specifically with paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders in mind. This content will give those who are charged with running a department or agency the tools, information and insight they need to excel as leaders and managers.
Office of Rural Health found that services with six or fewer members are at high risk of unexpected service outage
Dr. Sara Gilman discusses the importance of an Employee Assistance Program that is tailored to the needs of first responders and their unique experience serving the public
Fitch & Associates and EMS1 break down trends in staffing, operations and career longevity
The plan would have assigned ambulance transport to the fire department for patients with serious injuries and to an unspecified private company for non-life-threatening cases
Use a comprehensive social media policy to set expectations for appropriate social media use on duty and off the job
These 10 ingredients will help every EMS agency succeed in the year ahead
Every ambulance provider should review and update their billing and claims policies and procedures
‘Free from Harm,’ a new report from the National Patient Safety Foundation makes follow-up recommendations to the IOM ‘To Err is Human’ report
How other volunteer organizations in the community leverage their size while still acting and feeling local
In a memorable and entertaining presentation, Dr. Brent Myers described the top changes in EMS
The 10 EMS Forward topics identify risks to patient and provider safety as well as topics of greater concern in 2016
The Promoting Innovation in EMS project has released a national framework with recommendations for promoting innovation in EMS for public comment
Paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders need to answer these questions before purchasing body armor for their medics
West End Ambulance Service will buy 10 bullet-resistant vests, or two per ambulance
EMS physicians debunked long-held beliefs about shock positioning, IV medication administration, and pregnant patient positioning
Funding a grant application is an investment that grant-makers seek to maximize the benefit to the agency and the community
Volunteer EMS agencies can be the best option for 911 services in many areas, but response must be guaranteed
An expert panel at the NAEMSP pre-conference explored data, regulations, policy, financing and sustainability for EMS administrators and medical directors implementing MIH or CP programs
Terry Johnson fraudulently billed the federal health insurance programs for about seven years for transportation services when patients were not transported
The state Supreme Court refused to rule against a law that allowed a Camden hospital to take over EMS services in the city
Leaders of EMS advocacy and membership organizations articulate how they would spend the record-breaking Powerball jackpot
There are many ways EMS could be improved with a budget of $1.5 billion; check out our readers’ ideas
Develop restraint polices, train to apply restraints and adhere to those policies when behavioral emergency patient restraint is indicated
The Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services, as an ANSI-Accredited Standards Developer, may now submit its standards for approval as American National Standards
West End Ambulance Service board of directors is expected to approve the purchase of 10 protective vests
The change is the answer to a growing need for standards and credentialing for a wider spectrum of medical specialties
Two employees of the company pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud
Panacea’s Cloud will allow first responders and medical directors to better coordinate their response to mass casualty disasters
The indictments name a husband, wife and two of their daughters for the long-running theft scheme
When stakeholders perceive the process as rushed, pre-determined and opaque, their skepticism and mistrust rule the day
Not every emergency responder reacts the same way to a bad call and a cookie-cutter debriefing may do more harm than good
Chris and Kelly talk about what this acquisition means for EMS, our #4 news item of the year
