Privacy Funmi Fashakin HCS/533 June 10, 2013 Aimee Kirkendol Security and Privacy Patient security and privacy is one of health care organization fundament responsibility in meeting the organization objectives and providing services to the community the organization serves. Patients’ health care information are expected to be kept confidential and protected, there is a legal and ethical responsibility binding health care organization to protect and to develop a plan within the organization
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The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 Case Studies John Williams Columbia Southern University May 18, 2013 The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 Case Studies This case study converses about one of the most historically known natural disasters that has ever occurred within the 50 United States in the 1900. The hurricane that started out as a tropical storm was one of the most deadly events that have ever taken place during that time. As everyone prepared for the common tropical storm they did not realize
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Local Law Enforcement Response to Terrorism Student Course Number and Name Instructor Date Abstract The synchronization of the different levels of response agencies is vital to the national effort against terrorism because when incidents cross disciplinary or jurisdictional boundaries, or if they are complex in nature, coordination of activities is important to ensuring an effective and efficient response to containing, controlling, and resolving the incident. However, when incidents do strike
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Emergency Preparedness The world has encountered multiple disasters throughout the past decade. The devastation from tsunamis, mudslides, hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, wildfires, super storms, and terroristic attacks impacts the lives of millions, and the affects will be felt for generations. A "disaster is an event that causes a level of destruction, death, or injury that affects the abilities of the community to respond to the incident using available resources" (Nies & McEwen, 2011,
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8 Emergency Response Final Steps The WGU Library Center for Writing Excellence: The WGU Writing Center Feedback Course Material Learning Resources All Notes SZT1 - Community and Population Health This course supports the assessment for SZT1. The course covers 4 competencies and represents 3 competency units. Introduction The study of community health nursing includes
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patients, regardless of circumstance. This principle results in the need to invest time and resources in preparing for disruptive events. Hospitals are required to invest in preparedness measures by external agencies, such as The Joint Commission and other accreditation bodies. This requires hospitals to have an emergency preparedness program. Six critical areas that a hospital plan must address include: Communication; Resources and Assets; Safety and Security; Staff Responsibilities; Utilities Management
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structures .......................................................................20 Case Study – Part 2 .............................................................................21 Part 3 Logistics preparedness .................................................... 25 Planning for emergency logistics
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available and has reached a place in its evolution where it is now cost effective for emergency management agencies to use. Emergency Managers need to begin to take advantage of these opportunities during the four phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. 3D modeling can provide realistic models of buildings, infrastructure and the surrounding topography. These models can provide emergency managers and first responders with valuable information about where to look for
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or to decide to be passive and suffer the consequences of apathy together (Aquino III, 2014). Advance preparation of the government with the community can possibly reduce the casualties due to natural calamities and incidents. Therefore, implementation of disaster management and risk reduction activities among the community to promote calamity preparedness in the Philippines requires a collaborative effort. Disaster risk reduction management aims to enhance the resiliency of the Filipino people through
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and family. To effectively control the chaotic situation, all healthcare facilities should create a frameworks to create strong leadership teams to guide the employees, and exercise about the knowledge, skills and abilities of communication in response to different type of crisis. Communication Types of Crises "Crisis is a stage of an individual who experienced from an unexpected thread, loss self controlled, or dealing with terminal illness"( Arnold.E.C., 2011). When caring patients who experienced
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