by Terry Zysk | Jan 16, 2019
Original publication date: April 20, 2017. Updated January 16, 2019 Healthcare facilities need to regularly review and update their emergency preparedness plans to comply with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) emergency preparedness rule. In a series...
by Terry Zysk | Jan 15, 2019
Original publication date: April 3 2017. Updated January 15, 2019 This post continues our blog series on how to comply with the CMS emergency preparedness rule (PDF), specifically the requirement to use an all-hazards approach to risk assessment. CMS requires an...
by Terry Zysk | Nov 30, 2018
A Thanksgiving-week shooting at a Chicago hospital provided a sad reminder that an active shooter incident can happen anytime and anywhere. A staff member at Mercy Hospital told the New York Times about the struggle to evacuate patients during the event: “You had to...
by Terry Zysk | Oct 10, 2018
Original publication date: May 22, 2017. Updated October 10, 2018. Ensuring continuity of healthcare services in a disaster and having a common framework for collaborative emergency response are two of the motivations for the CMS emergency preparedness rule. Achieving...
by Terry Zysk | May 19, 2017
With the WannaCry ransomware attack making headlines worldwide (and taking a significant portion of the UK Health System offline), many healthcare delivery organizations are taking a closer look at cybersecurity[i] and the role it plays in continuity of operations...
by Terry Zysk | May 5, 2017
Hospital preparedness for a severe weather emergency helps your facility provide the healthcare services your community and patients need during a natural disaster. Depending on your region, your hospital or health system may need to plan for severe weather...
by Terry Zysk | Apr 11, 2017
What is your hospital’s level of emergency preparedness for the hazards most likely to occur in your community? Hospitals are required to conduct a hazard vulnerability analysis (HVA) and review it at least annually. An HVA allows a hospital to systematically identify...
