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.
Clinical, operational and legal solutions for high utilizers of the 911 system
Bottom line up front: Why the Ground Ambulance & Patient Billing Advisory Committee Report is important for EMS
Gordon Graham: Today’s first responders need more than a transactional relationship with their superiors
Here are indications that you may be working with someone who is toxic to the organization
There is a difference between a bad leader, and one that is blind to the negative impacts of his or her actions
All EMS providers have an ingrained spark or enthusiasm for patient care; find and rekindle that with a peer or mentor
Free EMS courses provide education, experience and relationships that will enhance your career
Field supervisors perform an important job, but they often do so without executive leaders understanding and valuing the role
An EMS agency’s failure to routinely check the Office of Inspector General’s List of Excluded Individuals and Entities can be costly
EMS leaders should apply these steps to prepare for changes to CPR and cardiac care guidelines
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson revisit their thoughts on cameras in ambulances, and review driver safety after a video of a Hungarian ambulance weaving through traffic
EMS Chief Ryan Greenberg discusses the competencies required of EMS officers
Training officers and educators need to begin preparing education materials and curriculum for revisions due to the ECC and CPR updates
Submit comments on the CAAS Ground Vehicle Standard revisions by July 1
The national initiative to improve systems of care invites the EMS community to recommend performance measures
Leaders that have lied their way to the top eventually are toppled; stop the lies and take responsibility for your words
The department’s mission statement sets the expectation for morale and must align with the motivations of personnel
To truly build a culture that values education, the continuous process of learning must be a part of all levels within the organization
The EMS patient care report needs to tell a deeper and more comprehensive story of the patient to inform other health care providers
If charged with sexual assault on the job, here are the steps agencies and providers should take to protect themselves, and advice for bouncing back from a false accusation
EMS agencies and providers should be preparing now to update protocols and training programs
Medical necessity and what it means to different payers plays a significant role in determining the payment of ambulance billing claims
EMS can learn from these three TED Talks about staying optimistic when faced with challenges, the drive to keep creating and why great leaders ask ‘why’
Understand the causes and symptoms of this affliction and work to mitigate its debilitating consequences
Add these John Maxwell Team books to your leadership library; for you and the rising leaders in your organization
The absence of a unified command center early on, being misled by social media and communication with crews provided valuable insight on EMS response to protests
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson highlight the importance of peer support in light of an investigation into the death of a 24-year-old Pa. firefighter and EMT found dead in her car
In this issue: Cardiac arrest research dominates Eagles conference
Medical leaders presented studies on when to stop resuscitation efforts, the use of prehospital ultrasound, and how to use gravity to improve cerebral perfusion
Forming a strategic plan for your agency’s future is the easy part; the hard part is getting the people who will carry it out to believe in it as much as you do
