Emergency Preparedness
Emergency preparedness ensures healthcare systems prepare for and adapt to future public health challenges and emergencies, including extreme weather events, infectious diseases and pandemics, human-caused events, and cyber-attacks.
How the Midwest QIN-QIO Supports Emergency Preparedness
The Midwest QIN-QIO works with healthcare organizations to assess readiness for emergency management, develop a comprehensive emergency preparedness plan, build system level capacity for rapid response, and assist with operationalizing plans to prepare for public health and other emergencies.
Whether you need help developing your first emergency preparedness plan or enhancing your existing protocols, the Midwest QIN-QIO offers expert guidance on hazard assessment, staff training, supply management, and coordination with local emergency services to strengthen your facility’s readiness.
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Using the programming and resources compliance with National Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) standards, we can come alongside you to assist with:
Developing, conducting, and evaluating emergency preparedness exercises to support a robust Emergency Operations Plan
Completing or updating a Hazard Vulnerability Assessment and integrating results into the Emergency Operations Plan
Coordinating and collaborating with external partners to ensure communications are strong
Referring providers to identified experts in cybersecurity when gaps are identified to coordinate improvement efforts.
Featured Resource
Kaiser Permanente Hazard Vulnerability Analysis
This tool provides a systematic approach to analyzing hazards that may affect demand for health care services, or a facility’s ability to provide those services, helping to prioritize planning, mitigation, response, and recovery activities. This revised version of the…
Emergency Preparedness Resources
Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety
Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety provides clear direction that healthcare leaders, delivery organizations and associations can use to make significant advances toward safer care and reduced harm across the continuum of care. Access This…