Emergency Preparedness: Tabletop Exercises
Year Developed: 43784
Resource Type: Publication.Primary Audience: Clinicians
Language(s): English
Developed by: National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (NNCC) (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) requires that health centers test their emergency preparedness plans annually. A tabletop exercise may be acceptable to satisfy this requirement if conducted every 2 years.
Resource Details: Below is a list of tabletop exercises that health centers - and other healthcare providers - can use to fulfill CMS' final rule requirements. Natural Disasters: Wildfire Demonstration, A Fire at a Florida Association of Community Health Center Site Pandemics: Influenza, Pandemic Flu, Mystery Illness Outbreak Patient Drill, Foodborne Illness Outbreak Terrorism: Active Shooter Technology Malfunction: Power Outage
Resource Topic: Clinical Issues, Emerging Issues, Special and Vulnerable Populations
Resource Subtopic: Emergency Management, Population Health.
Keywords: Health Care Facilities, Medicaid , Medicare , Planning , Policies and Procedures.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.