by Davis Blair | Apr 24, 2014 | Oversight, Public Health, Workplace Violence
Originally published in our book “Unready: To err is human – the other neglected side of Hospital Safety and Security†July, 2010 and as relevant four years later as it was on day one. Two stabbings in separate UCLA...
by Davis Blair | Apr 17, 2014 | Biological, Chemical / Biological, Hurricane, Posts - Manmade Hazards and Issues
The following excerpt is from our first book, Unready, published in 2010. The format of the text was based on a discussion of Myths and Realities regarding the state of Healthcare Emergency Readiness. Many of the issues have yet to be addressed and it could be...
by Davis Blair | Apr 6, 2014 | Accreditation, Biological, Chemical / Biological, Corruption, Cost Control, Earthquake, Explosive, Hurricane, Logistics, Long Term Care, Oversight, Posts - Manmade Hazards and Issues, Public Health, Quality Assessment and Improvement (QAPI), Terrorism
As All Hazards Readiness consultants we have been following the Proposed Rule CMS-3178-P with interest since it was slipped into the Federal Register during the holiday season (December 27, 2013). Being  a third party that is largely in the middle of the...
by Davis Blair | Mar 9, 2014 | Analytics, Cost Control, Long Term Care, Quality Assessment and Improvement (QAPI)
One of the themes we have been discussing over the past year is the role of analytics in healthcare to help improve quality, efficiency and outcomes. Visibility has long been lacking in the industry because of the scattered and disparate data, lack of standard...
by Davis Blair | Feb 10, 2014 | Chemical / Biological, Corruption, Oversight, Posts - Manmade Hazards and Issues, Public Health
Is your local hospital ready to supply water for continued operations in a disaster that makes the Public Water Supply unavailable? This may seem a little far-fetched, but for the second time in a month, coal processors have dumped large quantities of toxic waste into...
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