As more industries transition to virtual spaces, the threat of potential cyberattacks grows exponentially. In recent years, the number of malware, phishing, and ransomware has increased dramatically. Last year the FBI received 20% more ransomware complaints than they had in 2019, with the total cost of damages amounting to roughly $29.1 million, up by more… [Read More…]
Disaster Preparedness
The Three C’s of Responding to an Emergency
If you work at or operate a health facility, you know that emergencies can strike at any time. From having adequate supplies on hand to developing comprehensive emergency protocols, there is a lot that should be done to ensure your facility is properly prepared for a crisis. By being thorough in your preparation process, you can mitigate… [Read More…]
Seven Essentials that Should Be in Every Disaster Preparedness Kit
Disasters happen, and often times they can be unpredictable. Fortunately, having properly outfitted emergency preparedness kits on-site can not only help you mitigate the potential damages caused by a disaster but can help you remain in compliance with CMS rules and regulations. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), every medical facility… [Read More…]
The 4 Elements of Emergency Preparedness
As of September 8th, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) enacted rules and regulations for Medicare and Medicaid facilities and suppliers to develop and implement emergency preparedness plans. This regulation was put in place to protect FQHCs, facilities that accept Medicaid/Medicare, and their patients in the event of disasters such as… [Read More…]
Should My Facility Use Thermal Scanning?
With resuming in-person services comes risks and concerns about health and safety. To keep employees and workers safe, many facilities are using infrared imaging and temperature checks as a form of preliminary screening to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. One of the methods that have become increasingly popular is thermal scanning. Thermal scanning is unique… [Read More…]
The Whole Community: Disaster Volunteerism
In the last three blogs, Is Your Organization Prepared for a Disaster, Organizational Disaster Resilience: A Team Sport, and Individual Preparedness: An Imperative, we looked at what it takes to prepare our organizations for disasters, how to engage the teams, and how to prepare at the individual level. In this final blog, we will explore… [Read More…]
Individual Preparedness: An Imperative
Unless operating a factory run by robots, every organization’s most valuable resource is people. Nowhere is this truer than in healthcare. And when disaster strikes, the service that healthcare organizations provide to their communities can increase exponentially. In the last two blogs, Is Your Organization Prepared for a Disaster and Organizational Disaster Resilience: A Team… [Read More…]
Organizational Disaster Resilience: A Team Sport
In the last blog post, Is Your Organization Prepared for a Disaster, we took a 50,000-foot view of emergency preparedness, emergency management/business continuity programs, and the hazard assessments that drive them all. Each of these serves as critical components in an organization’s overall preparedness for disasters if or when they occur, but in this blog… [Read More…]
Is Your Organization Prepared for a Disaster?
Is your organization prepared for a disaster? Disasters can strike at any time. While we do not get to choose the time or place where they may wreak havoc, affect our personal and family safety, or impact our businesses and communities, we can choose to have a plan and to be prepared. Over the… [Read More…]