Twenty years ago, pioneers and leaders in the EMS industry described a vision of data-driven and evidence-based systems in the EMS Agenda for the Future. Since then, the profession has worked tirelessly to fulfill the vision set out in that landmark document. Throughout 2017 and 2018, the EMS community came together to develop a new vision for the future of EMS. EMS Agenda 2050 was a collaborative and inclusive two-year effort to create a bold plan for the next several decades. EMS community members, stakeholder organizations and the public were all involved in writing a new Agenda for the Future that will set forth a vision for the next thirty years of EMS system advancement. Learn what the future of EMS looks like and how we can work together to turn the vision into a reality.

Speakers: Mike Taigman- Improvement Guide | FirstWatch & Rob Lawrence | Chief Operating Officer, Paramedics Plus

Folks become EMTs and paramedics to save lives, practice medicine, help people, make a difference and do things that matter. You don’t see medics swagger out of the emergency department after a challenging call saying, “I really nailed the documentation on that one! We are going to get full and proper payment from Medicare for sure!” Yet, we all know that proper documentation by the clinicians on our teams is essential for proper reimbursement—and the financial health of our organizations. In this highly interactive session, Mike Taigman and Chief Operating Officer from Paramedics Plus, Rob Lawrence, explore strategies to create a culture where good documentation is valued by clinicians nearly as much as high-quality CPR.