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.
How will Trump’s campaign promises impact EMS funding, call volume and service quality?
Everyone has a bad day, but providers exhibiting these traits create a toxic work environment for the whole crew
Are you guilty of any of these?
NHTSA “Beyond EMS Data Collection” report identifies steps for EMS improvement and quality to become information driven
The report focuses on envisioning an information-driven future and what is needed to turn the vision into reality
This “it takes a public safety village” approach to officer training is successful and repeatable in any jurisdiction
Learn how one EMS agency improved EMS provider performance with an Olympic-themed competition
Continuing education is more than a requirement; it is a benefit that to help providers do their jobs better
Ensure your EMS billing is in compliance at the start of the calendar year or fiscal year with five important resolutions
In order to efficiently and effectively run an EMS system, leaders need to understand indicators of their organization’s health
Here are six immediate actions for EMS leaders to join the EMS 3.0 transformation
As EMS will always be the ultimate health care safety net, there are new and expanding opportunities as health care and EMS enter version 3.0
This issue explores efforts to improve ambulance safety, shining a light both on technological advances and ways to improve driver behavior
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This damage can result in long-term impairment, such as behavioral abnormalities, reduced impulse control, emotional outbursts, violence and even suicide
The panel will discuss top causes of EMS injuries and measures providers can take to prevent such incidents
During Dr. Fiona Moore’s tenure, cardiac arrest survival rates doubled
Tucson’s pilot program is pulling habitual 911 callers out of the system, here’s how
Fairbanks Paramedic Academy graduates and students took home first place in every category, crediting their training and education for their wins
Develop these five habits to greatly improve your business-writing skills
Improvement science helps leaders understand why there are changes in performance
We can both benefit from, and provide benefits to, the overall health of our community through public health partnerships
Unless EMS leaders can explain “why” to the millennial workforce, any quality improvement process is doomed
Knowing your personnel and being approachable will allow ideas and improvements to come from all members of the EMS organization
EMS leaders can better understand the types of employees in their agency by assessing the level of engagement and commitment
Paramedics and doctors brought in fake body parts to show staffers of a school district how to tie tourniquets and pack open wounds with whatever they have
True concern requires a look beyond singular events and towards methods to eradicate a child’s replica-gun-involved death.
The organization is asking that EMS providers to implement the measures to test within their own systems and then provide feedback.
The two-year project aims to bring the EMS community together and develop a vision for the nation’s EMS systems.
The bill would permit physicians to issue standing orders to EMS personnel to administer controlled substances
