Emergency Preparedness and Response Matrix

Where Disaster Preparedness and Disaster Response Come Together

For frontline healthcare providers, readiness and reaction are both equally important aspects of any emergency preparedness and response system. Without one, the other is certain to fail. That's why LiveProcess' solution for emergency preparedness and response for healthcare (EPRHC) addresses both preparedness and response in an integrated fashion. Your facility and personnel won't simply have a disaster plan, they'll have an application that supports effective executions. The following chart shows how LiveProcess features first prepare your organization and then helps it respond when a disaster strikes.

LiveProcess Feature	Preparedness	Response

Dashboard	See your facility's bed availability, system status and overall readiness at any time.	View bed and hospital resource availability at a glance and in real time during a disaster. Use the information to help determine where to move patients and allocate resources.

Real Time Newsfeeds	Be alerted on a daily basis to disasters occurring anywhere in the world. Awareness raises preparedness.	Provides up-to-the-minute information on current disasters that could be affecting your facility.

Hazard Vulnerability Analysis	Identify high-risk disasters and prepare for them by assuring relevant policies, procedures, and training are in place.	Following an incident use the HVA to quickly assess which additional hazards your facility may be at risk.

Incident Command System	Assign and train personnel on their roles & responsibilities during a disaster according to HEICS organizational standards.	Activate the right people during an event and interact with other facilities and emergency response agencies (fire, police, etc.) using a standard structure and language.

Event Log	Easily track communications during disaster drills. Prepare for disasters by reviewing disaster event logs from other hospitals.	Easily track communications both within your facility and between facilities during a disaster. Instantly create an audit trail of the response.

Policy Management	Prepare for disasters by viewing best practices/policies shared by other hospitals. Assures you have policies in place for each hazard. Makes policies easily accessible to all staff for training.	Enables you to respond more quickly by ensuring that the right policies are always at your fingertips. Easily share evacuation plans and emergency protocols and documents with other hospitals and agencies during an event.

Beds and Inventory	Track daily bed availability to help understand available resources and prepare for surge.	Monitor up-to-the-minute bed availability both within your own facility and others with whom you share information. Know where and when to move patients without guesswork.

Training and Testing	Ensure that your personnel are properly trained and that areas of weakness are addressed in a timely manner.	Training, knowledge and proficiency ensure faster reactions and smoother operations in times of an emergency.

Reports	Track your facility and personnel progress. Provide standardized reports to your personnel, preparedness committees, and oversight boards.	Know your resource availability and preparedness at any time.

Community Discussion Forum	Sharing tips, ideas and information with other healthcare organizations, government agencies, and community members.	Stay informed and interact with others during an event. Solicit and provide information, assistance and advice.

Preparedness Assessment	Understanding your organization's strengths and weaknesses in disaster preparedness. Use the information to enhance training and readiness.	Regular preparedness assessments and appropriate actions ensure that in the time of a disaster your facility's response is swift and effective.

Information Sharing	Share as much or as little of your facility's disaster plans and responses with other facilities and organizations. Interact with others to understand disaster threats, make response preparations and improve the quality of your system.	Collaborate with other facilities in times of a disaster. Provide up-to-the-minute resource availability, coordinate ICS staff and inter-facility responses.

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