Does your hospital have an agreement with other hospitals to provide elective procedures and 7. outpatient services (e.g., dialysis, physical therapy, and clinic visits) in the event of a staff shortage? Does your hospital have a plan to receive and process healthcare volunteers? Does it require the 8. activation of the Emergency Operations Plan for activation of processing and utilizing volunteers? Immediate and Intermediate Response Does your hospital have a policy to monitor the health status and absenteeism of staff during the 1. incident? Does your hospital have a procedure to address hospital security, including the threat of violence or civil 2. disturbances? Does your hospital plan have a mechanism to establish a liaison role with local law enforcement, special 3. weapons and tactics (SWAT) team and the Federal Bureau of Investigation? 4. Does your hospital have a process to assess the impact of modified staffing on patient care services? Does your hospital have a process for including local emergency management, local health authorities, 5. local emergency medical services, medical mutual aid coordinators, and other hospitals in the response? Does your hospital have a procedure for providing situation updates and information to local emergency 6. management and area hospitals? Does your hospital have a plan to manage temporary staff, including: Credentialing, privileging, and primary source verification? Identification badges? Food and housing support, transportation assistance, and medical care if needed? Orientation to the hospital and assigned areas, including emergency codes, infection control practices and performance evaluation? 7. security and safety? Scheduling and hours of work? Supervision while on duty? Payroll? Compliance issues (e.g., The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS], Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [HIPAA])? Does your hospital have a plan to provide regular information and updates to on duty staff, including: Staff attendance? Staff attitude and compliance with hospital policies? 8. Staff security needs? Need for information and updates, including rumor control? Threat of violence or civil disobedience? Parking and traffic control? Does your hospital have a plan to establish a staging area and provide regular updates and briefings 9. with situation status and appropriate patient information?
7. Does your hospital have an agreement with other hospitals to provide elective procedures and outpatient services (e.g., dialysis, physical therapy, and clinic visits) in the event of a staff shortage? 8. Does your hospital have a plan to receive and process healthcare volunteers? Does it require the activation of the Emergency Operations Plan for activation of processing and utilizing volunteers? Immediate and Intermediate Response 1. Does your hospital have a policy to monitor the health status and absenteeism of staff during the incident? 2. Does your hospital have a procedure to address hospital security, including the threat of violence or civil disturbances? 3. Does your hospital plan have a mechanism to establish a liaison role with local law enforcement, special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team and the Federal Bureau of Investigation? 4. Does your hospital have a process to assess the impact of modified staffing on patient care services? 5. Does your hospital have a process for including local emergency management, local health authorities, local emergency medical services, medical mutual aid coordinators, and other hospitals in the response? 6. Does your hospital have a procedure for providing situation updates and information to local emergency management and area hospitals? 7. Does your hospital have a plan to manage temporary staff, including: Credentialing, privileging, and primary source verification? Identification badges? Food and housing support, transportation assistance, and medical care if needed? Orientation to the hospital and assigned areas, including emergency codes, infection control practices and performance evaluation? security and safety? Scheduling and hours of work? Supervision while on duty? Payroll? Compliance issues (e.g., The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS], Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [HIPAA])? 8. Does your hospital have a plan to provide regular information and updates to on duty staff, including: Staff attendance? Staff attitude and compliance with hospital policies? Staff security needs? Need for information and updates, including rumor control? Threat of violence or civil disobedience? Parking and traffic control? 9. Does your hospital have a plan to establish a staging area and provide regular updates and briefings with situation status and appropriate patient information?
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