"Firefighters need to focus on core jobs." Interesting insights from a former elected officials in Manitoba, CA. "...additional cash isn’t the sole answer when the [EMS] system needs a reboot." winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analys…

Sixteen national and international EMS, patient safety and public policy associations have partnered on the release of a Joint Statement on EMS Performance Metrics – Beyond Response Times. Helps community and EMS leaders evaluate things that matter! aimhi.mobi/news/13388371

Curious what High Performance/High Value EMS outcomes look like? We just released Part 1 of our 2024 Benchmark Report! Check it out at: aimhi.mobi/page-18073

"Focusing primarily on response times, however, has led to increased costs, greater risk of response and transport crashes and an incomplete (and I would argue, poor) assessment of quality medicine." Well stated, Chief Schaeffer!! ems1.com/ems-trend-repo…

Join us for a FREE webinar: Cheating Time by Saving Lives from Cardiac Arrest or Opioid Overdose: The Potential Role of Drones, 8/22 at 1p ET. tinyurl.com/w9tcnesh

Good news for safety-net EMS agencies trying to navigate the "No Surprises Act", and an OUTSTANDING summary of the issues by Douglas Wolfberg! tinyurl.com/4xpvx69h

Becoming the best part of the patients worst day - We had a great Prodigy Talk with Stephen Wirth Steve Wirth this week listen in! Douglas Wolfberg Matt Zavadsky High Performance EMS Ray Barishansky youtu.be/yzCyOFGSpdI?si… via YouTube

Congratulations to the amazing Maia Dorsett on being named 2024 EMS Medical Director of the Year by Nat'l Assoc of EMTs Couldn’t go to a more deserving EMS physician!

Great perspective on measuring what really matters in EMS system performance & patient outcomes (hint: it's not just about RESPONSE TIMES, which don't matter on the vast majority of EMS responses): aimhi.mobi/news

The Urgent Care/ED hybrid model could be an effective Transport to Alternate Destination (TAD) option from communities in which this option is available.  It will be interesting to evaluate which level of service is provided most often. aimhi.mobi/news/13392817

The average ED cost of $2,700 identified by UnitedHealth Group. A good reference point for EMS agencies evaluating the economic savings to payers and patients for avoided ED visits. aimhi.mobi/news/13392816

It’s generally good public policy to reduce tax burden for ambulance service by charging a market rate for those services. Under-billing essentially uses tax dollars to subsidize commercial insurers. tinyurl.com/mr2nnv8j

Free AIMHI Webinar: Cheating Time by Saving Lives from Cardiac Arrest or Opioid Overdose: The Potential Role of Drones. 8/22 @ 1p ET. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

It’s not just EMS suffering staffing crisis, it’s most of public safety… ☹ ------------------- DC 911 call center workers offered $800 bonuses for doing this one thing. wusa9.com/article/news/l…

AIMHI is partnering with PWW Advisory Group (PWW|AG) for management services of the Academy. aimhi.mobi/news/13398187

This crisis is true for most EMS systems across the country! “There’s this idea that’s circulated that we can’t afford it, and that’s completely false,” he said. “We 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙚 not to afford it." aimhi.mobi/news/13399241

𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧: 𝐄𝐌𝐒 𝐈𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬, is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Must see for policy makers, and everyone! honorablebutbroken.org Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=M7s1mI…

AIMHI board member & EMS thought leader Jonathan Washko quoted in this insightful report in Becker's Hospital Review! Health system challenges lead to EMS transformation! beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-manag…

AIMHI board member & EMS thought leader Jonathan Washko quoted in this insightful report in Becker's Hospital Review! Health system challenges lead to EMS transformation! beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-manag…