Prevention Management
Proactive Strategies and Solutions for the Physical Environment, Life Safety and Emergency Management to Ensure Quality Care and Patient Safety.
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Preparing now for what may come, whether natural, man-made or a highly contagious pathogen, reduces the risk to an organization and saves money in the long run. Our team can assist you in reviewing current processes for both the clinical and physical environments for continued success and achievement.
We will collaborate with you on:
Priorities
Education
Management
Management
Additional Services:
Code Compliant Safety Services and Fire Protection for Healthcare Facilities
Life Safety, Physical Environment & Emergency Management Compliance
Stay on top of the latest requirements and code expectations
The Physical Environment
The Physical Environment includes hazards that are unique to each organization and their location, such as security issues, safety concerns and utility matters. The standards provide the basic framework, but organizations must identify and address the hazards in their settings related to fire safety, security, hazardous materials and waste, utilities, and medical equipment.
When help is needed, our expert staff will:
Plans Management
Assess and offer suggestions for updates or edits to physical environment management plans
Mock Survey
Conduct focused mock survey activities related to Life Safety and the physical environment
Physical Environment Document Services
Provide ongoing Physical Environment Document Services for accurate record keeping and rapid retrieval
Gap Assessment
Conduct a gap assessment to match plan components to active organizational components addressing hazards
Education Facilitation
Facilitate Implementation or Education on new and challenging areas to exceed regulatory and accreditation expectations
Hazards may include such areas as:
Employee Health
Employee health and safety, security from active shooters, flammable germicides
Testing of Electrical Outlets
Testing of electrical outlets, ground-fault Interrupters (GFI’s) in patient care areas and emergency shut down procedures for utility systems
Other Hazards
Other hazards that may be identified
Violence Direction
Slips/trips/falls, and violence directed at patients, staff, visitors and families
Preventative Maintenance
Testing of electrical outlets, ground-fault Interrupters (GFI’s) in patient care areas and emergency shut down procedures for utility systems
Fire Drill Participation
Participation of all staff, including Licensed Independent Practitioners, contract staff and Physicians, in fire drills
Non-Electrical Equipment
Non-electrical equipment, such as infant cribs, wheelchairs, recliners and IV poles
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Emergency Management
When Disasters Strike, are plans effective? Ready for a Pandemic? Able to Manage Vulnerable Populations?
No matter what you call it: Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Operations, or Emergency Management, when disasters arise, prior planning is critical! Having a clear understanding of the vulnerabilities associated with your patient populations and geographic area necessitate mitigation and preparation. Consider the devastating emergence of the Novel Coronavirus and the major impact on the world. Retracing the timeline, actions taken, issues that arose and consideration for needed changes are essential in planning for the next event. Preparing now for what may come, whether natural, man-made or highly contagious pathogens, reduces the risk to an organization and saves money in the long run.
Planning includes:
Analysis
Conducting a hazard vulnerability analysis to identify risks
Respond
Responding when events arise
Prioritization
Prioritization and Mitigation of risks
Improve
Completing After Action Reports to continue to improve disaster management
Prepare
Preparation for what may come
Our team can assist you in reviewing current processes to continue your success and achievement in future events:
Meeting
Meeting with your emergency management/preparedness committee to facilitate planning and risk assessment.
Assessment
Annual Assessment of the Emergency Management program to determine compliance.
Education
Staff and Leadership education related to Emergency Preparedness functions including the 1135 waiver process, HICS, NIMS and other required trainings.
Planning
Resource planning to ensure that adequate supplies and assets are maintained including PPE calculations, food calculations, water calculations, medication resources, national/state stockpile access and bedding/linen – patient care supplies.
Identify
Performing Gap Assessments to identify gaps between emergency operation plans and response activities.
Updates and Edits
Program updates and edits to ensure that an All-Hazard approach is taken including the identification of vulnerable or at-risk populations.
Report Activities
After Action Report activities to assist your organization’s completion of the required assessment related to the Covid-19 National Emergency Declaration and your response activities.