MedicCast TV Short Segments

Sean Lathrop oversees almost two hundred EMS employees across five associated services with Essentia Health in Duluth, Minnesota. Using the Aladtec scheduling and management software, Sean is able to quickly and easily keep and update the schedule for all his staff with one simple to use interface.

Accessible over mobile devices, employees get updates and alerts on scheduling openings and opportunities making it the perfect tool to keep even the largest staffing challenges under control.

Thanks again to Aladtec for sponsoring this and other special episode segments here at the MedicCast. Make sure you say thank you to them and check out their innovative software for EMS managers at Aladtec.com.

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JenaLu Simpson is a paramedic and chief executive with Medic West EMS, El Reno, Oklahoma. Her EMS 911 transport service is small but that doesn’t mean their scheduling and management needs are tiny. JenaLu used to schedule shifts by hand on paper, taking her over an hour and a half to complete. Then she saw Aladtec software and information about Easy EMS Scheduling on Facebook and everything changed.

Now scheduling takes a third of the time and every member of her small staff has access 24/7 to their schedules and the Aladtec software via their mobile devices and the web. In addition to the ease of scheduling, JenaLu talks about the incredible customer service from the Aladtec team. Responsiveness to her questions is rapid giving her the support she needs to get the job done even though her service is smaller than most.

Thanks again to Aladtec for sponsoring this and other special episode segments here at the MedicCast. Make sure you say thank you to them and check out their innovative software for EMS managers at Aladtec.com.

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Jeanie Diden, CEN, EMTP, is a program manager with UT Lifestar, Knoxville, Tennessee. UT Lifestar, an aeromedical critical care transport service associated with the University of Tennessee, has over sixty employees. Scheduling shifts and managing programs for them all could be a chore except that they use Aladtec’s innovative software.

One new feature they are using is the ability to create electronic forms for everything from equipment inventories from the beginning of each shift to narcotics tracking. The ability to create and track regularly submitted forms in an electronic format from each and every employee makes compliance and quality control a breeze.

Thanks again to Aladtec for sponsoring this and other special episode segments here at the MedicCast. Make sure you say thank you to them and check out their innovative software for EMS managers at Aladtec.com.

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Carissa Caramanis O’Brien came by the Physio-Control booth at EMS Today 2016 in Baltimore and share with me what the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation (SCAF) is doing to build awareness. Sudden Cardiac Arrest is a major public health issue in the United States. The SCAF is dedicated to telling the stories of survivors and responders to improve the way communities prepare and care for people who suffer a sudden cardiac arrest.

Check out the SCAF on their Facebook page (facebook.com/youcansavealife) and on Twitter (twitter.com/youcansavealife) for their very active social media feed.

Thanks again to Physio-Control for sponsoring this and other episodes here at the MedicCast. Make sure you say thank you to them.

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Lukas Busek, Senior Product Manager for Data Solutions at Physio-Control comes on the MedicCast to talk about the LIFENET software package that enables all sorts of customization for patient care. One of the things that can easily be customized is the use of custom alerts or code activations for specific things like Sepsis, Trauma, or Stroke. These code alerts work similarly to the existing STEMI alert built into the LIFENET system.

Thanks again to Physio-Control for sponsoring this and other episodes here at the MedicCast. Make sure you say thank you to them.

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EMS Leaders Matt Zavadsky and Rob Luckritz join Jamie Davis, the Podmedic at EMS Today 2016 to talk about the upcoming EMS Transformation Summit. The Summit, occurring on April 19, 2016, is being put on by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) to promote innovation and change in the future of EMS.

The EMS Transformation Summit will present the forces of economic and patient care change that are impacting how EMS is provided. Learn what you need to successfully navigate the dynamic changes ahead, and survive and thrive this new environment. Prepare your agency and your team for EMS 3.0 through new strategies for recruitment, education and leadership development.

Find out what industry leaders are thinking and doing to prosper today and in the next 5 years. The Summit will feature presentations by nationally recognized experts with ample time for participants to interact with these experts.

Thanks again to Physio-Control for sponsoring this and other episodes here at the MedicCast. Make sure you say thank you to them.

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The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) is the lobbying representative of EMS in Washington, DC. MedicCast host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic chats with Rob Luckritz and Matt Zavadsky, both EMS leaders in their areas. They are representing the NAEMT in this segment to promote the upcoming EMS On The Hill event.

All EMS professionals are encouraged to participate in EMS On The Hill Day and personally meet with your U.S. Senators, House Representative and their Congressional staff. Ensure that Congress fully understands our diverse role — from supporting healthcare systems by managing and redirecting non-emergent patients, to responding to disasters, accidents and other calls for skilled emergency medical care.

Thanks again to Physio-Control for sponsoring this and other episodes here at the MedicCast. Make sure you say thank you to them.

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One of the things I look forward to at most conferences I attend is to see what is going on in the industries that support EMS and other healthcare professionals. Physio-Control has had a strong history of supporting EMS providers in their jobs with unique tools and innovative solutions for use in the field.

Cam Pollock, Chief Marketing Officer for Physio-Control stopped over to chat with me at EMS Today 2016. We discussed the recent acquisition of Physio-Control by Stryker, upcoming innovations for the EMS marketplace and more. Check out this special segment on the pulse of the EMS industry.

Thanks again to Physio-Control for sponsoring this and other episodes here at the MedicCast. Make sure you say thank you to them.

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Nnamdi Nwauwa, EMT, CCEMTP, EMS instr/Ass, MBBS, MPH, MMSCEM, innovated EMS care by implementing programs to bring paramedic training to the country of Nigeria for the first time. He chats with Jamie Davis, the Podmedic about the challenges faced in his country including the lack of Good Samaritan Laws to assist in getting bystanders to provide basic care or even call emergency services in the first place. Nigeria now has the beginnings of an EMS program for the first time because of his efforts.

Thanks again to Physio-Control for sponsoring this and other episodes here at the MedicCast. Make sure you say thank you to them.

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Washington State paramedic Shaughn Maxwell won a second EMS 10 Innovator award this year for his innovation in changing state laws to allow EMS providers to give care in the home without requiring transport to the hospital.

Shaughn compiled and coordinated a multi-disciplinary coalition from across the state for a change in laws to allow community paramedicine. These meetings built a consensus between the Governors senior health advisors, Secretary of Health, numerous legislators, the hospital association, home health association, nurses association, county executive, county sheriff, public health officer, firefighters associations, state fire chiefs association, state fire commissioners association as well as many more, including insurance and managed care representatives and lobbyists.

This same multi-disciplinary statewide coalition testified to Washington State House and Senate committees compelling them to change a 40-year-old law. This effort to pass a new law was successfully completed in one legislative session and resulted in making the practice of community paramedicine legal in Washington State.

A historical barrier has been removed, which now allows EMTs and paramedics in Washington State to be part of the healthcare solution community paramedicine. This is due to the innovative EMS thinking by Shaughn Maxwell.

Thanks again to Physio-Control for sponsoring this and other episodes of Innovations in Patient Care. Make sure you say thank you to them.

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