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.
healthcare continuity planning
During and after your leadership briefing you are going to want to reinforce that this is a process that will continue to mature over time as you continue to move through each stage of your continuity program. Try using at least one, or all of, the following 4 pre-existing methods accessible to you to help you effectively share resilience & continuity information across your healthcare organization.
The purpose of the briefing is to share with leadership and staff what this program means to them, what they need to do and how progress will be measured as you move through the process. Read these 5 tips for how to prepare for a successful leadership briefing. Plus a free downloadable powerpoint template you can customize for your presentation.
Now that your Executive Sponsor has been established, you are going to work with them to identify leaders that will serve on the steering committee. This can also be an existing committee where your program becomes a sponsored new agenda item on a regular basis.
Download the linked customizable Steering Committee Charter Template to use in your organization when forming your program’s steering committee.
Executive sponsors are vital to the success of your emergency management and continuity program, as they help to:
Maintain program communication among departments;
Encourage staff accountability & participation; and
Address program questions and feedback for improvement.
Download this tip sheet for a list of suggested topics to discuss during your executive sponsor interviews.
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