Facility Operations
Emergency Preparedness Online Resources
Tools & Resources
CMS
- CMS Updated Guidance for Emergency Preparedness – Appendix Z of the State Operations Manual (SOM)
- Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers (CMS Final Rule Sept. 15, 2016)
- CMS Health Care Provider Voluntary After Action Report/Improvement Plan Template and Instructions (ZIP FILE)
- CMS FAQ re: Declared Public Health Emergencies, 9/2/2011
- Defining Emergency Operations Basic Plan Elements: Modified for Nursing Homes from FEMA’s Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101
Cybersecurity
- Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Respons (ASPR) Divison of Critical Infrastructure Protection
- Technical Resources, Assistance Center and Information Exchange (TRACIE)
- Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) Cybersecurity Working Group (CWG)
- Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency Vulnerability Scanning
- Risk Identification and Site Criticality (RISC) Toolkit
- Aligning Health Care Industry Security Approaches - HHS 405 (d)
Drills
- All Hazards Exercise Planning & After Action Report (PDF version)
- All Hazards Exercise Planning & After Action Report (MS Word version)
- CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule Testing Requirements
Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA)
Provided by the Big Bend Health Care Coalition, this is a comprehensive tool that provides both an overview of hazard vulnerability risk assessment, and an excel tool and instructions for computing risk score.
Healthcare Preparedness Coalitions (HCC)
- Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Preparedness & Response - Healthcare Coalitions
- Healthcare Preparedness Coalition Map
- Find a Healthcare Preparedness Coalition in Your Area (Send Name, Phone Number & County of Interest via Email)