In observance of National Emergency Preparedness Month in September, our Emergency Preparedness and Response team wanted to shed some light on an often-overlooked aspect of preparedness—Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP). Continuity Planning protects the ability...
September is recognized as Emergency Preparedness Month in the United States, as an annual reminder that the best way to minimize damage after a disaster is by being ready before it happens. So far in 2022, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has already...
Unfortunately, natural and man-made disasters are events that Americans have become accustomed to seeing in the news. From wildfires in the West to hurricanes in the East, these catastrophes are staple topics in the news cycle. These events trigger critical questions....
Standing on the hard concrete floor in a convention center in 2021, I watched as nurses made frustrated and frantic calls to hospitals and nursing homes. Hurricane Ida had swept through Louisiana one week prior, and now instead of booths with branded giveaways, rows...
On April 7, 2022, I had the pleasure of speaking with CommonWell Health Alliance to discuss the future of HL7’s Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR)-based transactions. It was a privilege to discuss how the Audacious Inquiry partnership with FHIR has...
Natural disasters continue to increase in frequency and severity on a global scale, limiting real-world opportunities for individual localities to train personnel, test plans, and apply lessons learned from previous disasters. Consequently, planning and drilling are...
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of adopting healthcare emergency preparedness and response plans that are flexible and scalable. During a recent HLTH webinar entitled “In Case of Emergency: Next-Generation Preparedness & Response,” health IT...
