Telemedicine /telemedicine Telemedicine en-US Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:18:38 GMT Digital Edition: What Paramedics Want in 2025 /ems-trend-report/digital-edition-what-paramedics-want-in-2025 Download your copy to explore expert analysis, frontline commentary and actionable strategies your agency can implement right now to dig into the drivers behind the burnout spiral Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:18:38 GMT /ems-trend-report/digital-edition-what-paramedics-want-in-2025 Rethinking EMS: Balancing innovation and patient safety /patient-safety/rethinking-ems-balancing-innovation-and-patient-safety Join Mike Taigman, Chris Carlson and Daniel Brown to explore how data-driven decisions, BLS units, telehealth and nurse advice lines can reshape emergency services — without risking lives Mon, 12 May 2025 16:05:50 GMT /patient-safety/rethinking-ems-balancing-innovation-and-patient-safety MedPAC stacks the deck against ambulance services /billing-and-administration/medpac-stacks-the-deck-against-ambulance-services Despite CMS's comprehensive cost findings, MedPAC’s selective data edits paint a distorted picture — risking the financial future of thousands of ambulance services Thu, 01 May 2025 18:30:16 GMT /billing-and-administration/medpac-stacks-the-deck-against-ambulance-services Digital Edition: What Paramedics Want in 2025 /ems-trend-report/digital-edition-what-paramedics-want-in-2025 Download your copy to explore expert analysis, frontline commentary and actionable strategies your agency can implement right now to dig into the drivers behind the burnout spiral Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:18:38 GMT /ems-trend-report/digital-edition-what-paramedics-want-in-2025 Baltimore Fire downgrades some ALS units due to staffing shortage /fire-ems/baltimore-fire-downgrades-some-als-units-due-to-staffing-shortage With more than 60 open paramedic and EMT positions, the city is piloting telemedicine and nurse diversion programs while preparing a new recruitment push Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:15:28 GMT /fire-ems/baltimore-fire-downgrades-some-als-units-due-to-staffing-shortage Rethinking EMS: Balancing innovation and patient safety /patient-safety/rethinking-ems-balancing-innovation-and-patient-safety Join Mike Taigman, Chris Carlson and Daniel Brown to explore how data-driven decisions, BLS units, telehealth and nurse advice lines can reshape emergency services — without risking lives Mon, 12 May 2025 16:05:50 GMT /patient-safety/rethinking-ems-balancing-innovation-and-patient-safety MedPAC stacks the deck against ambulance services /billing-and-administration/medpac-stacks-the-deck-against-ambulance-services Despite CMS's comprehensive cost findings, MedPAC’s selective data edits paint a distorted picture — risking the financial future of thousands of ambulance services Thu, 01 May 2025 18:30:16 GMT /billing-and-administration/medpac-stacks-the-deck-against-ambulance-services eBook: How to fund community paramedicine /EMS-grants/ebook-how-to-fund-community-paramedicine A guide to securing grants, building partnerships and sustaining MIH-CP programs Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:45:06 GMT /EMS-grants/ebook-how-to-fund-community-paramedicine Rural hospitals, patients disconnected as federal telehealth promises fall short /telemedicine/rural-hospitals-patients-disconnected-as-federal-telehealth-promises-fall-short Despite federal efforts to expand broadband and boost rural healthcare, more than 200 counties still lack reliable internet and access to primary care and mental health providers Sat, 19 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT /telemedicine/rural-hospitals-patients-disconnected-as-federal-telehealth-promises-fall-short Ga. FD launches community paramedicine program /community-paramedicine/ga-fd-launches-community-paramedicine-program The Sandy Springs program will be combined with a telehealth program to reduce the strain on emergency departments Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:32:52 GMT /community-paramedicine/ga-fd-launches-community-paramedicine-program EMS Trend Survey seeks input for What Paramedics Want in 2025 report The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:20:41 GMT Advanced practice paramedics: A solution for America's healthcare crisis /ems-training-and-education/advanced-practice-paramedics-a-solution-for-americas-healthcare-crisis Equipped with advanced skills and telehealth integration, APPs bring life-saving interventions and community outreach to underserved populations Fri, 13 Dec 2024 01:09:21 GMT /ems-training-and-education/advanced-practice-paramedics-a-solution-for-americas-healthcare-crisis $1.5M grant helps Mo. EMS implement mobile integrated healthcare across 2 states /ems-grant-center/1-5m-grant-helps-mo-ems-implement-mobile-integrated-healthcare-across-2-states The Missouri EMS Association will use funds to put mobile integrated healthcare networks in six communities in Missouri and Kansas Fri, 08 Nov 2024 20:27:52 GMT /ems-grant-center/1-5m-grant-helps-mo-ems-implement-mobile-integrated-healthcare-across-2-states USDA's $227K grant expands access to telemedicine for 25,000 rural Wis. residents /ems-grant-center/usdas-227k-grant-expands-access-to-telemedicine-for-25-000-rural-wis-residents The grant connected seven rural Waushara County EMS stations via video for training and equipped vehicles with mobile hotspots and telehealth systems Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:30:09 GMT /ems-grant-center/usdas-227k-grant-expands-access-to-telemedicine-for-25-000-rural-wis-residents Minn. EMS receives $9.9M grant to expand ambulance-based telemedicine /ems-grant-center/minn-ems-receives-9-9m-grant-to-expand-ambulance-based-telemedicine Southwest Minnesota EMS Corp. will use the funding, along with Avel eCare's EMS telemedicine services, to improve rural care Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:15:45 GMT /ems-grant-center/minn-ems-receives-9-9m-grant-to-expand-ambulance-based-telemedicine Enhancing MIH programs with emerging technologies /ems-products/technology/enhancing-mih-programs-with-emerging-technologies Telemedicine, remote patient monitoring and mobile diagnostic tools enhance access, empowering EMS to deliver quality care on the spot Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:48:15 GMT /ems-products/technology/enhancing-mih-programs-with-emerging-technologies Minn. EMS secures $9.9M to expand rural telemedicine services /telemedicine/minn-ems-secures-9-9m-to-expand-rural-telemedicine-services First responders will have instant virtual access to emergency physicians, paramedics and nurses for guidance and support while en route to hospitals Mon, 16 Sep 2024 14:24:58 GMT /telemedicine/minn-ems-secures-9-9m-to-expand-rural-telemedicine-services Saving time saves lives: How technology empowers rural EMS /technology/saving-time-saves-lives-how-technology-empowers-rural-ems A decentralized mobile telemedicine system is rectifying care disparities in rural Georgia Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:06:10 GMT /technology/saving-time-saves-lives-how-technology-empowers-rural-ems Pulsara welcomes new member to board of directors /ems-products/technology/pulsara-welcomes-new-member-to-board-of-directors Brian Webster, CEO of Kestra Medical Technologies, brings significant healthcare expertise to Pulsara’s Board of Directors Mon, 22 Jul 2024 19:31:04 GMT /ems-products/technology/pulsara-welcomes-new-member-to-board-of-directors Ala. hospital begins telemedicine-ICU partnership /telemedicine/ala-hospital-begins-telemedicine-icu-partnership Whitfield Regional and University of Alabama at Birmingham hospitals are collaborating on a new method of patient treatment Tue, 25 Jun 2024 13:14:12 GMT /telemedicine/ala-hospital-begins-telemedicine-icu-partnership Ga. city council partners with telehealth service for non-acute EMS calls /telemedicine/ga-city-council-partners-with-telehealth-service-for-non-acute-ems-calls Sandy Springs officials joined RiteSite Health in a move to free EMS units for emergency 911 calls Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:53:17 GMT /telemedicine/ga-city-council-partners-with-telehealth-service-for-non-acute-ems-calls Decreasing door-to-needle time with telehealth /telemedicine/decreasing-door-to-needle-time-with-telehealth Lessons learned from implementation of a telestroke program Wed, 01 May 2024 17:42:36 GMT /telemedicine/decreasing-door-to-needle-time-with-telehealth Mayo Clinic partners with tech company to follow medics in the field /technology/mayo-clinic-partners-with-tech-company-to-follow-medics-in-the-field The Mayo Clinic and OPTAC-X test wearable tech to allow doctors to see what EMTs, medics see on the scene Fri, 22 Mar 2024 13:10:21 GMT /technology/mayo-clinic-partners-with-tech-company-to-follow-medics-in-the-field Medical direction: Stepping up the ladder /technology/articles/medical-direction-stepping-up-the-ladder-W5RiTAduLCMVpPw5/ Communication applications, tech allow real-time feedback on critically ill patients; enable error-insulated hospital reporting Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:31:26 GMT /technology/articles/medical-direction-stepping-up-the-ladder-W5RiTAduLCMVpPw5/ On-demand webinar: How to implement a telemedicine strategy in your agency /telemedicine/webinar-how-to-implement-a-telemedicine-strategy-in-your-agency Creating, developing and sustaining your own program, step by step Wed, 06 Mar 2024 22:38:21 GMT /telemedicine/webinar-how-to-implement-a-telemedicine-strategy-in-your-agency Transforming EMS through telemedicine (eBook) /telemedicine/transforming-ems-through-telemedicine-ebook New capabilities will change how care is delivered – and agencies need to adapt Tue, 20 Feb 2024 19:18:14 GMT /telemedicine/transforming-ems-through-telemedicine-ebook Transforming EMS: 6 considerations for implementing an EMS telehealth program /ems-products/telehealth/articles/transforming-ems-6-considerations-for-implementing-an-ems-telehealth-program-8HHa6zXovYb2bYjL/ Engaging payers, the medical director, administrators and field providers was key to MedStar's successful telehealth implementation Fri, 16 Feb 2024 17:07:00 GMT /ems-products/telehealth/articles/transforming-ems-6-considerations-for-implementing-an-ems-telehealth-program-8HHa6zXovYb2bYjL/ Tipping the traditional EMS service model on its head with Welsh Ambulance Service /ems-products/telehealth/articles/tipping-the-traditional-ems-service-model-on-its-head-with-welsh-ambulance-service-G4gKzGInbX5eCK31/ “Instead of responding to the majority of 999 calls we receive every day, we want to flip that so we only go to those patients who really, really need a double staffed paramedic emergency ambulance quickly.” Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:38:10 GMT /ems-products/telehealth/articles/tipping-the-traditional-ems-service-model-on-its-head-with-welsh-ambulance-service-G4gKzGInbX5eCK31/ Equitable and inclusive care /paramedic-survival/equitable-and-inclusive-care Blending technology and human-driven care to navigate language barriers and make the scene safer Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:38:48 GMT /paramedic-survival/equitable-and-inclusive-care Decreasing door-to-needle time with telehealth /telemedicine/decreasing-door-to-needle-time-with-telehealth Lessons learned from implementation of a telestroke program Wed, 01 May 2024 17:42:36 GMT /telemedicine/decreasing-door-to-needle-time-with-telehealth MedPAC stacks the deck against ambulance services /billing-and-administration/medpac-stacks-the-deck-against-ambulance-services Despite CMS's comprehensive cost findings, MedPAC’s selective data edits paint a distorted picture — risking the financial future of thousands of ambulance services Thu, 01 May 2025 18:30:16 GMT /billing-and-administration/medpac-stacks-the-deck-against-ambulance-services Roundtable: Reducing the burden on EMS providers /roundtable-reducing-the-burden-on-ems-providers Adopting programs to improve service delivery and agency culture Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:19:19 GMT /roundtable-reducing-the-burden-on-ems-providers eBook: How to fund community paramedicine /EMS-grants/ebook-how-to-fund-community-paramedicine A guide to securing grants, building partnerships and sustaining MIH-CP programs Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:45:06 GMT /EMS-grants/ebook-how-to-fund-community-paramedicine Tipping the traditional EMS service model on its head with Welsh Ambulance Service /ems-products/telehealth/articles/tipping-the-traditional-ems-service-model-on-its-head-with-welsh-ambulance-service-G4gKzGInbX5eCK31/ “Instead of responding to the majority of 999 calls we receive every day, we want to flip that so we only go to those patients who really, really need a double staffed paramedic emergency ambulance quickly.” Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:38:10 GMT /ems-products/telehealth/articles/tipping-the-traditional-ems-service-model-on-its-head-with-welsh-ambulance-service-G4gKzGInbX5eCK31/