Disaster Planning for the Clinical Practice

Most clinical practices are not prepared for a disaster, and failure to prepare for a disaster can have devastating consequences on a medical practice, The physicians, And The patients. Disaster Planning For The Clinical Practice describes the types of disasters that can affect medical practices, suggests steps for disaster planning, and identifies the necessary procedures for restarting the practice after a disaster has occurred. Natural disasters are not the most common cause of practice failure - man-made disasters such as computer crashes, power outages, and loss of electronic data are more likely to impact a medical practice. This book offers suggestions on the preparation of a disaster plan that can be easily implemented into any health practice, and discusses how to overcome both natural and man-made disasters. Each chapter features true disaster case studies, questions doctors or office managers need to answer, and step-by-step recommendations For The implementation of the disaster plan, as well as dozens of templates and forms ready for immediate use. This is an essential resource for all practices large, small, rural, and academic. Includes a user-friendly CD ROM with forms, questionnaires, and charts!

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Disasters Come in Many Shapes and Sizes	p. 1
Categories of Disasters	p. 3
Technological Disasters	p. 9
Protecting Your Computer from Unwanted Eyes and Cyberthieves	p. 12
Cyberthieves	p. 16
Responses to Spyware	p. 17
Protecting Against Spyware and Adware	p. 18
Passwords to Protect Your Computers	p. 19
Firewalls	p. 21
Encryption	p. 22
Surge Protection	p. 24
Levels of Surge Protection	p. 24
Data Removal and Erasing Hard Drives	p. 26
Impact of Fire on Data Loss	p. 27
Choosing a Fire Protection Solution	p. 28
Fire Detection System Types	p. 29
Fire-Suppression System Types	p. 31
Pull Stations	p. 35
Signaling Devices	p. 36
Control Systems	p. 36
Protecting Mission-Critical Facilities	p. 37
Industry Best Practices	p. 37
Common Mistakes	p. 40
Bottom Line	p. 40
Preparing a Disaster Plan	p. 43
Preparation of a Disaster Plan	p. 44
Human Resources	p. 50
Key Contacts	p. 53
Practice Operations	p. 55
Computer Equipment and Software	p. 59
Voice/Data Communications	p. 62
Miscellaneous Resources	p. 66
Disaster Response Checklist	p. 67
Do Your Employees Know About Your Emergency Plans?	p. 69
Vital Records	p. 69
Are Your Employees Prepared at Home?	p. 70
Your Building	p. 71
Practice Makes Perfect	p. 72
Getting Started	p. 73
Bottom Line	p. 75
Implementing the Practice Resumption Plan	p. 77
Actions to Take After a Disaster	p. 77
Implementation Plan	p. 81
Prevention	p. 81
Plan Development Checklists	p. 82
Patient List	p. 83
Practice Recovery Steps	p. 84
Guidelines for Travel to the Practice Recovery Site	p. 86
Offsite Stored Materials	p. 87
Critical Resources to Be Retrieved	p. 87
Training/Exercise Schedule	p. 88
Resumption Activities for Information System Capabilities	p. 90
Bottom Line	p. 91
Protecting and Recovering Practice Assets	p. 93
Bottom Line	p. 103
Creating a Backup Plan	p. 105
Patient Demographic and Insurance Information	p. 109
Practice Financial Information	p. 110
Clinical Information	p. 110
How Can Your Practice Back Up Important Data?	p. 110
What Is the Cost of Backing Up Your Data?	p. 112
How to Select the Correct Data Protection Solution	p. 112
Types of Data Backup	p. 112
Which Individuals Inside and Outside of Your Practice Can Provide Assistance for a Data Backup System?	p. 113
It Isn't Enough to Have a Plan-You Must Test That Plan	p. 119
Other Resources for Backing Up Your Data	p. 121
Bottom Line	p. 121
Before and After a Disaster: A Hospital Perspective	p. 125
Before a Disaster	p. 128
What Can Your Hospital Do for You and Your Practice?	p. 130
Bottom Line	p. 131
Insurance for Ameliorating the Pain of a Disaster	p. 133
Selecting Disaster Insurance	p. 134
Property Insurance	p. 136
Business Interruption Insurance	p. 137
Extra Expense Insurance	p. 141
Bottom Line	p. 141
Finding an Alternative Site for Your Practice	p. 143
Calculate the Cost of Down Time	p. 145
Alternate Site Development Plan	p. 149
Bottom Line	p. 150
Disaster Planning for the Employees	p. 153
Build a Disaster Kit	p. 158
Pets	p. 161
Food	p. 161
Water	p. 162
Utilities	p. 162
Evacuation	p. 164
Fire	p. 165
Disaster Shelters	p. 165
Bottom Line	p. 166
Conclusion	p. 167
	p. 171
Index	p. 221
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