Class: Information & Communication Technology Assignment: Creating a Disaster Plan for EHR While we expect our new EHR system to function effectively and meet the needs we have specified for the p

Week 5- Written Assignment, Rubric, & Lesson Content

Class: Information & Communication Technology

Assignment: Creating a Disaster Plan for EHR

While we expect our new EHR system to function effectively and meet the needs we have specified for the practice, disasters and contingencies can happen. Power surges, storms, floods, or failure of a main system server - these are just a few of the events that should be considered and planned for.

Conduct a search in our library and learning center or with your web search engine on "Disaster Planning for EHR." Create a disaster plan for a small physician-owned practice or hospital. The disaster plan should include at least:

• communications with patients and staff in case of emergency

• handling scheduling of appointments and patients

• documenting clinical care while the EHR is down, and

• a plan for training or rehearsing staff response

Your paper should be 2-3 pages in length, APA format including In-text citation, and grammar and spelling correct.

Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document.

Rubric:

Lesson Content:

This week has you creating a disaster plan for an EHR. Why is this needed?  Here is one example. This is a link to an article titled "Sandy Exposed Hospitals' Lack of Disaster Preparedness." This article discusses what hospitals may or may not have learned or put into practice about disaster preparedness after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and Hurricane Sandy in New York. This is an article that can give you some ideas about a disaster plan.

https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2012/11/06/269512.htm