sources of assistance involves assistance devices and access to the contact info. (4.) Means to Expanded Shelter in Planning Guide shelter in place for requirement. Staff residents, staff, and volunteers volunteers who remain in the LTC Facility (5.) System of Expanded Develop this procedure with facility’s privacy office to ensure that is maintained. medical requirement. documentation that Preservation and CMS has stated this is flexible because of wide range of record keeping preserves, access of medical systems. resident’s documentation not This needs to reflect the risk assessment for each facility. information, addressed before at protects state or fed level. confidentiality of EHR access may be If flood or fire are major risks for examples, a plan to relocate all medical – resident issue records would be expected. information, and Non EHR- secures and preservation may be maintains the issue availability of records (6.) Use of New requirement Emergency Staffing strategies EOP template has full section on staffing volunteers in an Will need to utilize emergency or MRCs emergency staffing ESAR-VP strategies, including Surge strategies for Surge capacity tools the process and role staffing for integration of state or federally designated health care professionals
sources of assistance assistance involves devices and access to the contact info. (4.) Means to shelter in place for residents, staff, volunteers who remain in the LTC Facility Expanded requirement. Staff and volunteers Shelter in Planning Guide (5.) System of medical documentation that preserves, resident’s information, protects confidentiality of resident information, and secures and maintains the availability of records Expanded requirement. Preservation and access of medical documentation not addressed before at state or fed level. EHR – access may be issue Non EHR- preservation may be issue Develop this procedure with facility’s privacy office to ensure that is maintained. CMS has stated this is flexible because of wide range of record keeping systems. This needs to reflect the risk assessment for each facility. If flood or fire are major risks for examples, a plan to relocate all medical records would be expected. (6.) Use of volunteers in an emergency or emergency staffing strategies, including the process and role for integration of state or federally designated health care professionals New requirement Will need to utilize MRCs ESAR-VP Surge strategies for staffing Emergency Staffing strategies EOP template has full section on staffing Surge capacity tools
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