by James Blair | Jun 12, 2013 | Accreditation, Corruption, Fraud and Abuse, Posts - Manmade Hazards and Issues, Public Health
The recent CNN Opinion piece “Bringing medical misdeeds into the light†ruffled the feathers of the 6,000 members of the American Society of Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM). The article came to the...
by James Blair | May 31, 2013 | Accreditation, Biological, Earthquake, Hurricane, Long Term Care, Oversight, Public Health
Few would question that the triple + one all-hazards threats are measurably greater than when the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 21 was released by the White House in 2007 (Public Health and Medical Preparedness). Evolving Infectious Diseases, More Frequent...
by James Blair | May 20, 2013 | Accreditation, Fraud and Abuse, Oversight
Post 9/11, 2001 a group of seasoned (old) like-minded healthcare professionals met to discuss how we could make some meaningful contribution to the nation’s strategy for Homeland Security protection. Our first task centered on finding the answer to...
by James Blair | Apr 29, 2013 | Biological, Chemical / Biological, Earthquake, Explosive, Hurricane, Nuclear, Oversight, Posts - Manmade Hazards and Issues, Public Health, Terrorism
The perfect setting, perfect timing, perfect sizing, and perfect response. The City of Boston is and should be proud of its outstanding response to the dreaded “terrorist bombâ€. Nothing said here should take away any of the...
by James Blair | Apr 22, 2013 | Explosive, Public Health, Terrorism
Over the last two decades, we have analyzed terrorist groups and the potential for likely future attacks-and target strategy based on the tactics which seemed to achieve the desired outcome. Chechen Separatists tactics “ran the table†on...
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