Highest-Impact
ePCR Vendor Transitions
ImageTrendESONEMSIS 3.x User StoriesUATData Migration Vendor NegotiationGo-Live

What's at stake: An ePCR transition touches every call your agency runs. Compliance deadlines don't move. State submissions can't fail mid-transition. Staff who don't adopt the new system will cost you documentation quality for years.

ePCR transitions are among the most consequential technology projects an EMS agency undertakes. I bring product ownership experience from both sides of the table — as the field clinician who lived through a bad implementation and as the informatics manager who led a successful one.

I can lead or support the entire lifecycle: pre-contract advisory, requirements gathering, user story development, vendor coordination, data migration planning, training, UAT, go-live, and post-launch optimization.

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Pre-Contract Advisory

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Requirements & User Stories

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Data Migration Planning

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Vendor Coordination

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Training Development

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Acceptance Testing

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Go-Live & Hypercare

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Post-Launch Optimization

What I bring that most PMs don't

  • Clinical workflow fluency — I catch documentation gaps before they become compliance issues
  • Vendor accountability — I know the contractual checkpoints that matter and the questions vendors don't want to answer
  • Data migration rigor — I've validated field mappings and caught errors that would have caused state submission failures
  • Staff adoption strategy — crew buy-in starts on day one, not after go-live
Operations-Critical
CAD System Implementations
Failover TestingCAD-to-ePCR Dispatch MappingTest Environment Acceptance CriteriaCutover

What's at stake: CAD transitions affect every dispatch decision your agency makes. There is no maintenance window for dispatch. Every go-live decision carries direct operational risk.

CAD system implementations are uniquely dangerous because the system being replaced is mission-critical 24/7. I've been through a full CAD implementation as the informatics lead: test environment setup, failover testing, CAD-to-ePCR integration validation, crew training, and final cutover coordination.

I understand both the technical integration points and the operational dependencies that most project managers miss.

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Site Assessment

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Requirements Mapping

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Integration Planning

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Test Environment

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Failover & Load Testing

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Crew Training

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Cutover Coordination

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Hypercare Period

Compliance-Critical
Data Analytics & NEMSIS Reporting
NEMSIS 3.xState Submissions SQLPythonTableauPower BI ImageTrendESO InsightsFirstWatch

What's at stake: A NEMSIS submission failure during a vendor transition is a compliance event. State agencies don't grant extensions because your new vendor had mapping issues.

I design and build reporting infrastructure that survives vendor transitions without a submission gap — NEMSIS 3.x pipelines, state compliance reporting, clinical dashboards, and operational metrics. I've built these systems in ImageTrend Report Writer, ESO Insights, SQL, Python, Tableau, and Power BI, and I've integrated FirstWatch and FirstPass into live QA workflows.

Your ePCR, CAD, and quality data contain answers your agency hasn't asked for yet. I build the infrastructure to surface them — and keep them current as regulations evolve.

Clinical & Regulatory
Clinical Quality (QA/QI) Programs
PDSA CycleNEMSQA MeasuresQA/QI Design FirstWatchFirstPassNEMSIS Validation Medical Director SupportCMS Reporting

What's at stake: A QA program that only reacts to bad outcomes isn't quality improvement — it's incident review. Without a structured measurement cycle, your Medical Director loses clinical visibility, NEMSQA measures go untracked, and the agency can't prove its care is getting better.

A real quality program is a cycle, not a binder. I build data-driven QA/QI systems that move past random chart audits to structured, measure-based clinical review — aligned with NEMSQA national measures and the metrics your Medical Director and state regulators actually expect.

Every initiative I run follows the Plan–Do–Study–Act cycle: define what good care looks like, build the measurement into your existing platforms, study what the data shows, then act on it.

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Plan
Define the measure, target, and what good care looks like

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Do
Build measurement into your ePCR and QA platforms

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Study
Analyze performance against NEMSQA measures and benchmarks

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Act
Close gaps with targeted training, protocol, or documentation change

Then the cycle repeats — each pass tightening clinical performance against the measures that matter, and producing the compliance documentation regulators expect as a byproduct, not a fire drill.

What I bring that most QA programs don't

  • Clinical credibility — I've run QA as a field paramedic and as a quality manager, so crews don't dismiss the review
  • NEMSQA fluency — I serve on NEMSQA Measure Development and Research committees, so your program tracks measures the way they're meant to be scored
  • Platform integration — QA is wired into FirstWatch, FirstPass, and your ePCR, not bolted on as a separate spreadsheet
  • Regulator-ready output — the documentation your Medical Director and state need comes out of the cycle automatically
ROI-Determining
Change Management & Training
Adoption StrategyRole-Based Training Documentation QualityLeadership Dashboards On-Site or Remote

Staff adoption determines whether your technology investment pays off. The most sophisticated ePCR on the market becomes a liability if crews document around it — and that pattern, once established, is very hard to break.

I develop role-appropriate training built around how paramedics actually work a call. Field crew documentation guides, supervisor QA workflows, leadership dashboards — delivered on-site, remotely, or hybrid, with structured follow-up to catch adoption issues early.

End-to-End Delivery
EMS Project Management
PMP-TrainedProject ChartersRisk Management Stakeholder AlignmentPOCUS Rollouts MIH / Community ParamedicineAccreditationGrant-Funded Projects

What's at stake: EMS projects fail quietly. Scope creeps, the grant deadline slips, the steering committee loses interest, and the initiative dies without anyone deciding to kill it. A project without a manager isn't lean — it's unowned.

Not every EMS initiative is a technology transition. POCUS rollouts, Mobile Integrated Healthcare and community paramedicine launches, accreditation efforts, and grant-funded programs all need the same thing: someone accountable for scope, schedule, budget, risk, and stakeholders from kickoff to close.

I'm PMP-trained and I've run EMS projects on both the clinical and operational sides, including standing up a Mobile Integrated Healthcare program. I bring formal project management discipline without the corporate-consultant disconnect — charters, work breakdown, risk registers, and steering-committee reporting, applied by someone who knows what a 2 a.m. transfer actually involves.

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Initiating
Charter, scope, and stakeholder identification

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Planning
Work breakdown, schedule, budget, and risk register

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Executing
Coordinate the team and deliver the work

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Monitoring & Controlling
Track scope, schedule, and risk against the plan

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Closing
Handoff, lessons learned, and sustainment

What I bring that a generic PM doesn't

  • EMS operational fluency — I plan around shift schedules, call volume, and crew realities, not a generic corporate calendar
  • Clinical and regulatory context — protocols, Medical Director sign-off, and state requirements are tracked as real project dependencies
  • Grant and accreditation experience — I manage deliverables and reporting against funder and accreditor expectations
  • Range from technology to clinical programs — POCUS, MIH, CAD, and accreditation projects all run on the same disciplined backbone
Independence

No vendor relationships. No referral fees.

I don't accept referral fees from vendors. I have no preferred platform partnerships. My recommendations are based solely on what I've seen work and fail in real EMS operations. When you hire Strada EMS Consulting, I represent your agency's interests — in contract negotiations, in requirements sessions, and at every go-live decision point. That's the only way this works.

How We Work Together

Three ways to engage.

Most Common

Project-Based

Defined scope, timeline, and deliverables for a specific initiative. Most ePCR and CAD projects run 6–18 months.

  • Defined milestones and stakeholder reporting
  • Deliverables ready for your board
  • Clear scope and finish line
Ongoing Support

Retainer

Regular hours each month for sustained analytics support, compliance monitoring, or a part-time informatics function.

  • Typically 10–20 hours per month
  • NEMSIS reporting, QA, dashboard maintenance
  • Flexible scope based on priorities
Low-Risk First Step

Assessment & Advisory

A structured review of your systems, vendor contract, or technology roadmap — delivered as a written report.

  • 2–4 week structured review
  • Prioritized written findings
  • Ideal before signing a vendor contract

Most agencies contact me 6 months too late.

The best time is before you've signed the vendor contract. The second-best time is right now.