Disaster Impacts on the Healthcare Industry
We tend to think of how disasters effect people and practices, but industry takes a big hit too. Susanne takes a look at the impacts on big business and politics.
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NCQA Quality Talks 2017
The 2017 NCQA Quality Talks provided attendees with a glimpse into how technology and other innovations are continuing to push quality in healthcare forward. While pushing at these boundaries, the talks also provided the very timely reminder that patient care should always be focused on the most important measure of quality: the patient.
How to Best Utilize Social Media During Disasters
Social Media expert Noreen offers guidance on how best to use social media platforms during a disaster to communicate with patients, staff & family.
Survival Tips: How to Get Through a Disaster
Do you know how to get through a disaster? Tiffany shares tips on how to plan – and how to survive – any disaster that comes your way.
Giving Back To The Community
Lighthouse Pediatrics set up a Swap Shop for its patients and local community, whereby folks can leave or take clothes and supplies as they need them. We spoke with Dr. Dudley to learn more.
Employee Policies: Do Your Employees Know What to do in an Emergency?
Tiffany Lauria walks us through disaster planning and employee policies, and provides some resources to get you started on your plan.
Podcast: ABC Pediatric Clinic, Houston, TX
Susanne spoke with Dr.s Sugol and Silen Pahlavan of ABC Pediatric Clinic in Houston, Texas, to learn about how they handled Hurricane Harvey and what they learned from the experience.
How To Effectively Prepare Your Practice for Disasters
Are you ready for the next big storm? Preparation is the key to surviving and recovering from disasters that may hit your practice. Heidi tells us how.
Winter Solstice 2017
This issue is all about disaster planning. We bring you tales from the front from a practice in Houston, Texas, that exemplifies how to make the best out of a bad situation. We offer advice on disaster planning, employee policies, personal survival tips and how to secure your data. We hope that you’ll use this issue as a guide for how to plan and implement measures that will keep you safe when the next storm rolls in (and enjoy the supplemental on Patient Centered Medical Home).