Technology Fills the Revenue Cycle Skills Gap and Enhances Financial Performance
ZOLL Data Systems | Nov 29, 2022
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) have had to weather multiple storms in recent years. First, when procedure volume dropped during the...
Emotional Strain and Mental Health: Using ePCR Data to Transform the EMS Culture
Christa Lassen-Vogel, Senior Manager, ZOLL Data Systems | Jan 28, 2021
Long shifts, low pay, and repeated, vicarious traumas are givens for paramedics and other EMS professionals. Enduring the physical and...
New Perspectives Call for New EMS Practices in 2021
Tim Nowak, Founder & CEO, Emergency Medical Solutions, LLC | Nov 2, 2020
Undoubtedly, things have changed as a result of COVID-19. What were once accepted practices are no longer sufficient. EMS agencies must...
COVID-19 Workforce Impacts and Data Collection: A Study in Collaboration
New Jersey Association of Paramedic Programs | Sep 9, 2020
(8 min read) In early 2020, the concept of the novel coronavirus was nothing more than a whisper in New Jersey EMS agencies. It was...
4 Questions About How the COVID-19 Medical Leave Impacts EMS Agencies
Christie Mellott, Esq., EMT | Aug 31, 2020
(6 min read) Without a doubt, COVID-19 has presented EMS agencies with multiple challenges that collectively are some of the most...
The EMS Provider Wellness Puzzle
Mark Bober | Aug 14, 2019
Fitting the pieces together for an overall picture of health (7 min read) Over the past few years, the focus of EMS research, best...
Changing EMS Leadership into Lionship
Roger Smith | Jul 18, 2019
(6 min read) Take a moment and reflect on two very fundamental questions you should ask yourself as a leader in EMS. First, why did you get...
NFORS: Using Technology to Document Firefighter Exposure to Carcinogens and IDLH Conditions
Chad Hurka | Jul 5, 2019
(4 min read) Firefighters’ concerns have changed rapidly over the past decade. We have always been focused on our personal readiness and...
5 Ways to be “Better Than Yesterday”
Robert Piparo | Jun 26, 2019
(3 min read) EMS is an evolving profession. We are constantly changing our practices and procedures to meet the demands of an ever-changing...
Can CISD Heal a Culture?
Cory Oaks | Jun 24, 2019
(5 min read) There is no debating the fact that responder PTSD and suicide has become an epidemic. It seems we cannot visit any of the...
First Responders: At the Forefront of Disaster & PTSD
Lindsey Elias | May 15, 2019
Recognize Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder signs and symptoms to better protect your crew members (5 min read) If you’ve missed the...
Prevent Fire & EMS burnout with 3 key tactics
Lindsey Elias | Apr 24, 2019
How to better recognize personnel burnout symptoms and proactively protect your crew against them (6 min read) Emergency responders face...
Staying Fit for Duty in EMS
James Boomhower | Apr 17, 2019
ZOLL SUMMIT Speaker Series As a profession, we are in a crisis. A first responder commits suicide every 4 days in the United States. The...
5 Reasons We Need to Talk about PTSD in EMS & Fire
Jim Marshall | Apr 11, 2019
A recent study by EMS1 found that provider mental health was ranked as the most significant issue facing EMS by 52-67% of respondents in...
Behind the Scenes with Anthony Guerne
Anthony Guerne | Apr 9, 2019
ZOLL SUMMIT Speaker Series PTSD Panel Discussion - A View From Different Perspectives
ZOLL SUMMIT Keynote Speaker Series: Behind the Scenes with Jim Marshall
Jim Marshall | Apr 4, 2019
A Trauma Therapist’s Life-Saving & Ridiculously Hopeful Perspective for EMS Pros Jim Marshall is widely regarded as the 911 industry's...
It’s Heart Month: Top-Level Heart Health Tips for Emergency Responders
Lindsey Elias | Feb 6, 2019
Help your heart stay in shape with these simple and proactive techniques You work in an industry where you regularly exert both your body...
5 Guidelines for Fatigue Risk Management
Bridget Yoder | Nov 29, 2018
During a recent ZOLL webinar on EMS fatigue, the audience was asked whether fatigue was a problem in their organization. An astounding 79...
ResponderStrong Report: Mental Health & Emergency Responders
Lindsay Alexander | Apr 10, 2018
Suicide is now recognized as the leading occupational killer of emergency responders, according to a new report “Taking Care of Our Own:...
Just Culture: What I Wish I Had Known As A New Supervisor
Con Olson | Dec 7, 2016
How do you feel when you see a crew or coworker that does not do their share? They get by slacking through the system and probably should...