The arguments for integrating EMS data and making it available through the electronic medical record (EMR) system include improving continuity of care, supporting medical decision making (MDM), and ...

Communities struggled to fund basic EMS readiness. Large private providers exited long-held contracts, while smaller agencies ...

Sep. 19—On Wednesday, Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul signed two bills into law that will dramatically expand the ability for emergency medical services to provide care to patients at home, or transport them ...

From sustainable economics to preventing disasters, this year-end review connects the headlines to hard realities on the ground ...

You arrive at the scene to find a patient struggling to breathe. They can’t speak clearly, no family is present, and no one knows their medical history. What medications are they on? Do they have life ...

The care you receive in a medical emergency may hinge strongly on where you are when you need it. That's a key takeaway from a comprehensive review of the nation's emergency medical service systems by ...

(This story has been updated to include revenue figures that were not immediately provided.) According to numbers provided by Escambia EMS to Hofberger, Baptist Health Care paid close to $600,000, HCA ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A content analysis of EMS treatment in 81 critically ill patients with dementia yielded three major themes.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with a certain type of heart attack get better care when paramedics take them directly to a medical center that can perform stent procedures - even if it's not the ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is taking a significant step in improving emergency care with the use of portable ultrasound machines. This technology is expected ...