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7-1 Small Group Discussion: memos that describe the contingency plan you are creating for your final project:

Question In your initial post, you will submit the following memos that describe the contingency plan you are creating for your final project: An example memo to be sent to the internal staff, using communication strategies to create buy-in and engage the stakeholders An example memo to be sent to the external resources, using communication […]

6-2 Milestone Three: Crisis Communication Plan

Question In this milestone, you will submit the crisis communication plan. You will outline the training needs of the clinical and nonclinical staff, explaining how you will develop trainings to meet these needs. You will also outline the key people in the incident command, describe their key roles and responsibilities, and explain how this command […]

6-1 Discussion: Common Gaps in Contingency Planning

Question In this assignment, you will discuss common gaps in contingency planning and best practices to address these gaps. You will base your identification of common gaps and their recommendations on research. For this discussion, address the following: Identify a common gap that occurs in contingency planning. Provide examples of issues that may arise in […]

5-2 Short Paper: Examine how healthcare organizations evaluate contingency plans and the relationship of this evaluation to regulatory requirements.

Question: examine how healthcare organizations evaluate contingency plans and the relationship of this evaluation to regulatory requirements. In this assignment, you will examine how healthcare organizations evaluate contingency plans and the relationship of this evaluation to regulatory requirements. Submit your assignment here. Make sure you’ve included all the required elements by reviewing the guidelines and rubric. […]

5-1 Discussion: Training Best Practices

Question:5-1 Discussion: Training Best Practices In this discussion, you will reflect on your personal experience in trainings (professional and/or educational) and discuss what worked well and what did not work so well. You will then recommend some best practices to implement, based on research. To begin, reflect on an experience you have had of either […]

4-2 Milestone Two: Downtime Procedures and Resources

Question: Downtime Procedures and Resources In this milestone, you will identify the key stakeholders and their needs, develop downtime procedures for accessing and storing patient information, identify organizational tools and external resources to support these procedures, and explain how the procedures protect the privacy and security of patient information. To complete this assignment, review the […]

4-1 Worksheet: Incident Command

Question: 4-1 Worksheet: Incident Command In this worksheet, you will create a matrix of the key roles in the incident command, describe the roles, and outline their responsibilities. To complete this assignment, review the following documents: Module Four Worksheet Guidelines and Rubric Module Four Worksheet 3-1 Discussion: Downtime Interoperability Answer HIM 680 Module Four Worksheet […]

3-1 Discussion: Downtime Interoperability

Question: Downtime Interoperability In this assignment, you will discuss approaches that healthcare organizations can take to address patient care during downtime interoperability. The hospital systems are not functioning as they should, causing downtime interoperability. To begin, choose one of the following alternate solutions: Health information exchange Health information organization Cloud connectivity Paper processes Then, in […]

2-2 Milestone One: Complete a risk assessment for Shoreline Health System

Question: Complete a risk assessment for Shoreline Health System In this milestone, you will complete a risk assessment for Shoreline Health System. To complete this assignment, you will use the Shoreline Health System case study as your base. In addition, you will provide recommendations on best practices for the identified vulnerabilities. To complete this assignment, […]

2-1 Short Paper: Resources for Contingency Planning

Question In this assignment, you will discuss the common stakeholders, tools (hardware, etc.), and external resources (mutual aid, affiliates around you, emergency personnel) used in enterprise-wide healthcare contingency planning. Submit your assignment here. Make sure you’ve included all the required elements by reviewing the guidelines and rubric. 1-2 Worksheet: risks and practice determining potential areas of […]