April 01, 2021 Apply COVID-19 Lessons to Your Hazard Vulnerability Analysis For most facilities, a good hazard vulnerability analysis provides a roadmap for preparing for crises.
March 16, 2021 Three Emergency PREP Tips for WFH Employees Business continuity no longer means just focusing on your facilities; your focus also needs to include your employees’ at-home safety.
March 02, 2021 Cyberattacks Are on the Rise. This New Resource Can Boost Hospital Preparedness. Cybersecurity is vital to preserving the normal functioning of health care organizations and protecting patient information.
February 15, 2021 After Action Reporting and Improvement Planning: Perhaps the Most Important Step in Your Health Care Emergency Exercise The end of the “action” could be considered the start of the real work for the emergency manager: creating the After Action Report and Improvement Plan.
January 15, 2021 Four Enduring Lessons from 2020 As we approach the anniversary of our COVID-19 activation, we see the ways that COVID-19 changed how we do things, as well as some essential lessons that will guide us as we plan for future emergencies.
January 11, 2021 Emergency Department “Boarding” and the Need to Enhance Community Treatment Capacity While emergency departments effectively triage patients, all patients—including those requiring behavioral health services—often face long delays in finding post-acute services. For patients in need of behavioral health services, these delays are often due to inpatient and outpatient treatment capacity issues.