Summary Report for EMS Planning and Development Business Model

Throughout the course, you have examined several types of emergency medical services (EMS) systems and agencies as well as considered what changes may occur in the future within EMS. Revenue options and resources have been evaluated. You have reviewed regulatory requirements as well as accreditation options. This assignment requires that you prepare a business model using key components listed in your lesson for an EMS system and type of your choice.

You will prepare a report that summarizes your response to questions about key components of your proposed business model. Please refer to the Unit VII Lesson to review those questions. Begin your report with an introduction paragraph that gives a general overview of the business model. Your report should address the following categories (at least one paragraph each), and conclude with a summary paragraph:

Your report should be at least two pages in length but no more than three pages. You should use at least two additional references. Adhere to APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment. 

Questions needed answering:

Revenue streams should be examined. o What percent of your different revenue streams (taxes, fees, and donations) contribute to your overall budget? o Based on a forecast, is your revenue increasing or decreasing? What is the trend over the past 5 years? 

• Cost structure should be studied as well. o What is your most significant cost in the budget? o What key resources or activities cost the most? o What was the trend for these expenses over the past 5 years?

 • Key partners must be considered. o Who is the EMS agency’s key partner in the community? o What is the background on that partnership? 

• Key activities must be taken into account. o What are the key activities the EMS agency is involved with in the community? o What different activities might the agency be involved with in the future? 

• Key resources should be documented. o Within the agency, what are your key resources? o Outside the agency, what are your key resources?

• Customer relationships are also important. o Based on feedback, what is your relationship with your customers within the community? o How do your relationships relate to your business in terms of cost/benefit?