Making every data point count: Strengthening EMS operations through technology [Video]

EMS agencies are facing mounting challenges, from staffing shortages and rising operational costs to increasingly complex compliance requirements. However, advanced data systems and integrated technology offer solutions to these persistent issues.

In this episode of Inside EMS, Clinical and Business Consultants Jason Bartholomai and Chuck Sweeney of ZOLL Data Systems discuss how robust EPCR systems and streamlined workflows can reduce inefficiencies, improve patient care and ease the burden on EMS teams.

Here are top takeaways leaders can learn from this episode about overcoming today’s EMS challenges.

1. Staffing shortages: Doing more with less

Use technology to reduce workload inefficiencies and support field personnel.

Staffing shortages are a top concern for EMS leaders nationwide. Long shifts, redundant documentation and poor integration between field and dispatch operations exacerbate the stress on paramedics. EPCR systems can alleviate some of these pressures by:

• Streamlining documentation with intuitive workflows that reduce time spent on reports
• Improving coordination between field crews, dispatchers and billing teams through integrated software solutions
• Enhancing employee satisfactionby minimizing …