Tip: Make disaster planning a team effort.
The critical importance of steady healthcare is essential to combat disaster, but what happens when the electricity is out, the infrastructure is broken, and the systems are down? Action plans are well and good— but, the most important protection might be staff education.
Auxiliary and clinical staff are your most important resource when you work offline, but they can also be a liability if not properly educated on the federal and state rules, systems, and paper trail necessary to run a medical operation in a catastrophe. They remain the frontline against fraudsters...
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