Assignment
Write a 5-6 page research paper concerning this scenario:
You have been charged with the development of a Crisis Management Plan for the real or hypothetical health care organization that you chose earlier in this course.
Your research should be based on the following criteria:
Select a real or hypothetical crisis such as a natural disaster (hurricane, tornado, flooding, or earthquake), a catastrophic building failure, or an act of terrorism.
Discuss resource management based on ethical approaches used during crisis management.
Consider issues such as patient triage or current as well as incoming patients, supply, and personnel availability.
Discuss and develop an authoritative chain of command for crisis management.
Include such responsibilities as Incident Commander, Communications Officer, and other members of the chain of command for the incident.
Discuss the importance and implementation of community communication, involvement, and coordination.
Discuss the necessary policies for personnel management and safety.
Include provisions for lockdown status and family communication abilities.
Outline the steps for supply chain management both for personnel and the supplies needed to provide care.
Critically evaluate the efficacy of management practices in a contemporary healthcare organization
Assess the implications of various health issues and methods of managing them on operational performance of healthcare organizations
Compose performance baselines for healthcare organizations and develop strategies to manage and measure performance
Evaluate the impact of legal and regulatory policy on decision making and strategy development in healthcare organizations
Formulate policies governing health service vendors retained by a healthcare organization to address legal and regulatory requirements to ensure the safety, care, and privacy of patients
Develop a crisis management plan for a healthcare organization to ensure patient safety and containment or control of contagions in the event of a natural disaster, a catastrophic building failure, or an act of terrorism.