A hospital system's response to a hurricane offers lessons, including the need for mandatory interfacility drills

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1814-1821

  Verni, Christina ^a  

^a Shore Long Island Jewish Health System   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ACTIVE LABOR ACT; EMERGENCY PATIENT; FLOODING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; HURRICANE; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT;

CYCLONIC STORMS; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; EMERGENCY SHELTER; FLOODS; HUMANS; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS; NEW YORK CITY; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSFER;

EID: 84866329185     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0154     Document Type: Article

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