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    This document outlines steps for healthcare facilities to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. It discusses establishing communication methods, conducting practice drills, providing counseling after an event, and protecting patient privacy and health information as required by HIPAA. The objectives are to prepare staff for emergencies, make sure they know procedures and who to report to during drills and real events, and ensure systems and personnel can still protect private health data under disaster conditions.

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    Module 7

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    This document outlines steps for healthcare facilities to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. It discusses establishing communication methods, conducting practice drills, providing counseling after an event, and protecting patient privacy and health information as required by HIPAA. The objectives are to prepare staff for emergencies, make sure they know procedures and who to report to during drills and real events, and ensure systems and personnel can still protect private health data under disaster conditions.

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    In the Event of

    Natural Disaster
    Danielle Smith

    Objectives

    Preparing for Emergencies


    Practicing drills
    Establishing means of communication
    Debriefing and counseling postdisaster
    Protecting HIPAA

    Preparing
    Practice Drills
    Include

    Location
    Who to report to
    How to report
    Procedures
    What information to
    know

    Practice

    STAY CALM

    Know what to do in
    case of an
    emergency
    Your job
    Who is in charge
    Where to go

    Now is the time to


    ask questions

    Communication

    Internal:
    Emergency radios
    Email

    External:
    Phone companies
    Website

    Post-Disaster

    Crisis intervention
    Volunteers
    Restoration processes

    HIPAA

    HIPAA protection by
    personnel and systems
    Equipment reliable in
    normal and emergency
    situations
    Dependability of staff
    and equipment in an
    emergency situation

    Lets Practice

    What is my duty?
    Is this something I
    have practiced?
    Who should I report to?
    Where can I get moral
    support?
    Are HIPAA guidelines
    followed?

    References:

    Burrington-Brown, Jill. "Practical


    Disaster Planning for Healthcare
    Facilities."Journal of AHIMA73, no.2
    (2002): 56,58.
    Ruano, Michael. "Physical Security
    and HIPAA: What You Need to
    Know."IN Confidence11:12
    (December 2003), p.3.

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