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Why on Earth is Patient Tracking Important, you ask?
Because for every injured person, there is someone who cares. A family, a friend, a coworker, a parent, an aunt, a daughter, a Pastor, a teacher, a neighbor, a spouse.
After attending NIMS ICS 100-400 this spring, I found myself wondering why there was no Patient Tracking Officer in the fancy Organizational chart they had…
It occured to me also that the number one person that is asking me for information usually is not the IC, but the PIO, otherwise known as the Public Information Officer. Oh, once in a while an IC will want to know the details of the reds, yellows, and greens. But at the heart of the matter is the patients themselves, and their family members, who seem to show up far quicker than they could have during regular times. And as these families clamor around, seeking answers, will you be able to provide them?
I found some videos today while I was preparing a new training program I am writing that I thought I should share, I will post them here.
Tags: Ambulance, Communications, disaster, Disaster Management Solutions, Disaster Response Team, DMS, Drills, evacuation, evacuees, Gustav, Hannah, hurricane, Ike, Incident Communication Solutions, LaserBand, Louisiana, Memphis, New Orleans, Packing, Paramedic, patient, Planning, readiness, response, Team, Tennessee
Kim’s Blog- Memphis August 31
Still not too much sleep. It’s about 4am and I am on the side of I-55 somewhere. I am not sure if it is Tennessee yet or not, but I am pretty sure it is not still Louisiana. After yesterday, I am glad to be out of the city, headed someplace safe and still I am unsure of how long I will be gone from my family. I am headed to Memphis to track Gustav’s evacuees for our Memphis Area group, and by the sounds of it, I won’t be looking forward to sleep anytime soon. I don’t really mind, though, all Disaster Response people like to pretend we hate the no sleeping, no eating, up for days, high stress, helping lots of people with minimal resources things, but the truth is, most of us love the challenge.
The next round of people should be arriving today, hopefully after I get a chance to eat and maybe shower…
Tags: Ambulance, Communications, disaster, Disaster Response Team, DMS, evacuation, evacuees, Gustav, Hannah, hurricane, Ike, Louisiana, mass casualty incident, Memphis, New Orleans, Packing, Paramedic, patient, Planning, readiness, response, Team, Tennessee
State Reporting: HIPPA Legal Opinion Letter
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At nemsis.org you can read a legal opinion written by the law firm of PAGE, WOLFBERG & WIRTH LLC regarding states releasing patient information to NEMSIS. The report can be accessed here.
NEMSIS Update - Aug 2007 PowerPoint Presentation
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Tags: DMS, EMS, NEMSIS, Standards
NEMSIS Webcast - History and Progress of NEMSIS
MCHB/EMSC’s National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) Webcast Archive Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Dan Kavanaugh, Moderator
Susan McHenry, Moderator
- Greg Mears, M.D., Presenter : History and Progress to Date of the NEMSIS Project
- Clay Mann, PhD, MS, Presenter : Future Direction of the new NEMSIS Technical Assistance Center
- Rick Alcorta, MD, Presenter : State EMS Director’s Commitment to NEMSIS and Participation in the National EMS Database
NEMSIS EMS Data Dictionary for National
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The NEMSIS Data Dictionary has over 400 elements split into two datasets. Information provided in the dictionary includes the following:
* Name of the data element
* Definition of the data element
* Data type of the data element (many data elements have comments provided to assist in the implementation of a database schema and the NHTSA Version 2 XML standard)
* How to deal with missing or incomplete information
* The variables associated with each data element
* Whether the data element is part of the data elements to be collected in the National EMS Database (NDB)
* Whether the data element is part of the medical record information (patient care report) or is a quality management data element to be used internally by the EMS system and protected by peer review.
* What reports are possible through the use of the data element
* Who is responsible for collecting the data element
* How the data element is related to other national data tools such as NHTSA Version 1, NFIRS, and Utstein.
Disaster Management Solutions Software is fully customizable and configurable. We will work with your team to integrate the data sets required by your organization, including NEMSIS defined data.
Nationwide Plan Review: Phase II
The following was writtent by Michael Chertoff, Secretary Department of Homeland Security
Read the entire document at: https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/Prep_NationwidePlanReview.pdf
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for strengthening the
preparedness of the United States to prevent, protect, respond to, and recover from
threatened or actual domestic terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies.
Planning is a key preparedness activity and a shared responsibility of all levels of
government. The Department is committed to modernizing the collective planning
capabilities of Federal, State, and local governments. All are making concerted efforts to
improve plans, train, educate, and develop planners, and explore new means of
collaboration. State and local governments have made admirable efforts in the face of
difficult planning challenges. In his speech to the Nation from Jackson Square in New
Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, President Bush said, “I consider detailed
emergency planning to be a national security priority, and therefore, I’ve ordered the
Department of Homeland Security to undertake an immediate review, in cooperation with
local counterparts, of emergency plans in every major city in America.”
I am pleased to submit the Nationwide Plan Review Phase 2 report to Congress, as
directed by the DHS FY 2006 Appropriations Act and the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). This report
meets Congressional requirements to review and assess the status of catastrophic and
evacuation planning in all States and 75 of the Nation’s largest urban areas. It also
addresses the President’s directive to review emergency operations plans (EOPs) for the
Nation’s major cities.
The Nationwide Plan Review consisted of two phases. The first phase involved selfassessment,
in which each State and urban area certified the status of its EOP and
identified when the plan was last updated and exercised. The findings from the selfassessment
phase were provided to Congress on February 10, 2006. The second phase
involved peer review, in which teams made up of former State and local homeland
security and emergency management officials visited 131 States and urban areas. Over
the course of 62 business days, these reviewers validated the self-assessments,
determined requirements for Federal planning assistance, and drew initial conclusions for
strengthening plans and planning processes at the Federal, State, and local levels of
government for catastrophic events.
This report reflects findings from both phases of the Nationwide Plan Review. It also
provides initial conclusions about measures required to make the United States better
prepared to deal with catastrophes. I look forward to working with Congress to address
the findings and initial conclusions described in this report.
Tags: DMA, Homeland Security, Hurricane Katrina, Patient Tracking, Standards
Emergency Responder Electronic Health Record - Use Case
On August 1, the American Health Information Community (AHIC, also known as ‘the Community’) approved a recommendation that a use case be developed to describe the role of an electronic health record (EHR) during emergency response activities.
This use case has been developed by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), with opportunities for review and feedback by interested stakeholders within both the public and private sectors. Within ONC, the Federal Health Architecture (FHA) initiative has been tasked with leading the development of this use case, in consultation with both Federal agencies and representatives from the private sector, as well as state and local healthcare bodies. To facilitate this process, the use case was developed in two stages:
• The
Detailed Use Case, which documents all of the events and actions within the use case at a detailed level.This document is the detailed use case. Feedback regarding the use case synopsis has been incorporated into this document and additional changes have been made to provide greater clarity and detail with respect to emergency response activities, network information systems, and use of health information by non-care provider entities such as public health and emergency operations management organizations.
This use case will serve as the basis for additional activities within the national health agenda to further advance the adoption of health information technology.
Read the full Emergency Responder Electronic Health Record Use Case
Tags: Patient Tracking, Standards
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
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The National Incident Management System provides a systematic, proactive approach guiding departments and agencies at all levels of government, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work seamlessly to prepare for, prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity, in order to reduce the loss of life, property, and harm to the environment. Read more about the National Incident Management System Here.
Disaster Management Solutions Patient Tracking systems are designed in compliance iwht NIMS and other federal standards and guidelines.
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Private Sector and NGO Response Partner Guide
In the Private Sector and NGO Response Partner Guide by FEMA, it states that, “Much of the critical infrastructure of the nation is privately owned, and so businesses play an essential role in implementing plans for the rapid restoration of commercial activities and critical infrastructure operations in the event of disruption. The protection of critical infrastructure and the ability rapidly to restore normal commercial activities can reduce the impact of a disaster or emergency, improve the quality of life of those affected and accelerate the pace of recovery for communities and the nation. The private sector in general, and NGOs in particular, contribute to response efforts through engaged partnerships with each level of government to assess potential threats, evaluate risk and take actions to mitigate threats. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has developed a comprehensive National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) that is synchronized with the National Response Framework. The goal of the NIPP is to build a safer, more secure and more resilient America by enhancing protection of the nation’s CI/KR to prevent, deter, neutralize or mitigate the effects of deliberate efforts by terrorists to destroy, incapacitate or exploit them; and to strengthen national preparedness, timely response and rapid recovery in the event of an attack, natural disaster or other emergency. Table 2 is a listing of CI/KR sectors and the agencies responsible for their welfare.”
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