Main description:

Healthcare Emergency Incident Management Operations Guide offers healthcare personnel a quick and intuitive guide to preparing for, responding to and recovering from events which have the potential to impact their operations. The recently updated Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) rules for emergency preparedness added 10-15 new healthcare organizations into the mix that require emergency preparedness efforts.

The Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) is a good tool for event management but, like all tools, it requires practice. Many hospital personnel take online ICS courses and rarely practice enough to be proficient. This is a comprehensive guide to the HICS and can be referenced during initial and refresher training as well as during event management.

Contents:

1. Overview of HICS
2. HICS Organization
3. Command and Unified Command
4. The Operations Section
5. The Planning Section
6. The Logistics Section
7. The Finance Section
8. Area Command
9. Incident Action Planning (IAP) Process
10. HICS Initial IAP Library for Common Events
Appendix: Mini-Exercise List