Progress Description of Tasks Provide hospital-level training of staff, specifically focusing on health care worker safety when caring for an Ebola/highly infectious disease patient such as PPE donning/doffing, rapid In Process 1 identification and isolation of patient, safe treatment protocols, and integration of behavioral Complete health support. Training must also include early recognition, isolation, and activation of the facility’s Ebola/highly infectious disease plan. Conduct an annual exercise. Exercises should include unannounced first encounter drills for In Process Ebola, patient transport exercises, and patient care simulations. An After Action 2 Complete Report/Improvement Plan (AAR/IP) for the exercise must be submitted to following the exercise. Purchase PPE (according to CDC guidelines) to be utilized during Ebola/highly infectious disease patient care for 96 hours as well as annual exercise. In Process 3 Ensure all purchased PPE is entered into the state’s Comprehensive Resource Complete Management and Credentialing System (CRMCS) for visibility within the healthcare coalition. Work with partners, (including KDHE, the ETC, the healthcare coalition, and the National Training and Education Center) to develop and conduct Just In Time training, as needed, to be able to accept EVD patients within 72 hours. JIT trainings will be used when the Regional ETC (Nebraska) receives an EVD patient. In Process 4 Complete Note: The purpose of these JIT trainings is to assist hospitals with their preparation to take in an EVD patient if a cluster occurs and the ETC becomes overwhelmed and cannot accept more patients. Planning may also occur in collaboration with the National Ebola Training Center). Submit annual Ebola program measure information to KDHE by April 1, 2016. Program In Process 5 Measures will be made available on KDHE’s website at . Complete Submit invoice, receipts, and documentation for expense reimbursement to KDHE at for In Process 6 approval. Complete
Description of Tasks Progress 1 Provide hospital-level training of staff, specifically focusing on health care worker safety when caring for an Ebola/highly infectious disease patient such as PPE donning/doffing, rapid identification and isolation of patient, safe treatment protocols, and integration of behavioral health support. Training must also include early recognition, isolation, and activation of the facility’s Ebola/highly infectious disease plan. In Process Complete 2 Conduct an annual exercise. Exercises should include unannounced first encounter drills for Ebola, patient transport exercises, and patient care simulations. An After Action Report/Improvement Plan (AAR/IP) for the exercise must be submitted to following the exercise. In Process Complete 3 Purchase PPE (according to CDC guidelines) to be utilized during Ebola/highly infectious disease patient care for 96 hours as well as annual exercise. Ensure all purchased PPE is entered into the state’s Comprehensive Resource Management and Credentialing System (CRMCS) for visibility within the healthcare coalition. In Process Complete 4 Work with partners, (including KDHE, the ETC, the healthcare coalition, and the National Training and Education Center) to develop and conduct Just In Time training, as needed, to be able to accept EVD patients within 72 hours. JIT trainings will be used when the Regional ETC (Nebraska) receives an EVD patient. Note: The purpose of these JIT trainings is to assist hospitals with their preparation to take in an EVD patient if a cluster occurs and the ETC becomes overwhelmed and cannot accept more patients. Planning may also occur in collaboration with the National Ebola Training Center). In Process Complete 5 Submit annual Ebola program measure information to KDHE by April 1, 2016. Program Measures will be made available on KDHE’s website at . In Process Complete 6 Submit invoice, receipts, and documentation for expense reimbursement to KDHE at for approval. In Process Complete
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