In July of this year, there will be new and revised emergency management (EM) standards and elements of performance (EP), applicable to hospitals and critical access hospitals. This comes after a comprehensive review and rewrites by The Joint Commission.
In this post, we have highlighted just a few of the changes that may be important to your organization.
Email phishing and ransomware attacks are two of the top cybersecurity threats to healthcare organizations. Download our Healthcare Cybersecurity Quick Guide for actionable steps you can take today to reduce the threat of phishing and ransomware.
Aligning cybersecurity governance with enterprise risk management and continuity planning steering committees is an essential step in improving your organization’s resiliency. Download this resource to help identify possible threats to your cybersecurity program and important mitigation practices to help improve your organizational resiliency.
Connecting with Executive Leadership in Healthcare Emergency Management is still challenging, even as organizations are working hard to respond and recover to COVID-19. Working with executives in a way that is clear, direct, and solution-oriented is more important than ever - Incorporate these 3 leadership tips into your work with healthcare executives to get the response and the results your organization needs to recover from COVID-19.
COVID-19 information tracking is so important for staying on top of new challenges, as well as later FEMA and funding reimbursement applications. Download this tracking form today to help your staff stay organized as they tackle challenges, implement new policies, and collect valuable experience information for later reporting.
COVID-19 is having an unprecedented financial impact on healthcare institutions, while they are the front lines saving lives. Start preparing your organization now to apply for financial assistance and FEMA reimbursement as these programs and funds become available. Download the checklist bundle below, intended to assist you through the financial recovery process including, Requests for Public Assistance (RPA), which includes a “ready to use” PDF and a Word document template you can customize for your organization.
During the COVID-19 response or a long-term disaster, workforce access security needs may change based on work reassignments. These changes require new levels of access in one or more units, facilities, or for those working from remote locations. An emergency access “Break the Glass” (BtG) process should be part of your emergency operations or disaster recovery plan including exercising it on a regular basis to work out a workflow or technical issues. Download this guide for your identity access management (IAM), enterprise risk, legal, and operations teams to help you design a “break the glass” process which can provide flexible secure access to critical software applications.
Not all healthcare organizations are responding to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with the same resources and methodology. We tapped into our network of organizations across multiple geographies to bring together simple, comprehensive templates for your team to deploy as you fight COVID-19 in your community. Download each bundle from this post for immediate deployment in your organization.
Download these Psychosocial Coping Tips for Healthcare Workers, a one-page guide to print and post on your fridge, tape to your glove box, or hang in the workers’ relief area at your healthcare facility. These strategies include options for 90 seconds, 3 - 5 minutes, 15 - 30 minutes, and temporary lifestyle changes to help you cope with the demands of a pandemic without demanding too much of your self-care.
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