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July 22, 2008
Preparing Your Office Practice for Disaster
and Emergency Events
Idaho Bioterrorism Awareness and Preparedness Program (IBAPP)
Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
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Organization
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About MGMA
Our mission…
To continually improve the performance of medical
group practice professionals and the organizations
they represent
MGMA has
• 22,000 members…
• Who manage and lead 12,500 organizations
• With 270,000 physicians
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Program Objectives
• Describe why a medical practice must be
prepared for an infectious disease epidemic
or bioterrorism attack
• Describe how to protect your facility,
physicians, staff, and patients in the event of
a natural disaster, contagious disease
outbreak, bioterrorist incident, or other
emergency
• Outline the key elements of a medical
practice disaster plan and the resources
available to assist a medical practice in the
event of disaster or emergency
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Why Prepare for an Infectious Disease
Epidemic or Bioterrorism?
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Why Prepare for an Infectious Disease
Epidemic or Bio-Terrorism?
• Counter uncertainty by physicians and employees
regarding local, national, and international events
• Preparations for infectious disease epidemic and
bioterrorism are similar to preparations for many
emergency situations
• Preparations for an epidemic bioterrorism will
assist physicians and employees deal with the
emotional and practical disruptions created by
other emergencies and disasters
• Future probability of an event is high
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The Bigger Picture: Disasters and Emergencies
• Practice Emergency: Any event that can
disrupt practice flow for more than 24 hours
• Types of Disasters and Emergencies
– Natural Events
– Acts of Violence
– Practice Emergencies
– Public Health Outbreaks
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Current Confirmed Human Cases of
Avian Flu
Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO
June 19, 2008
Country
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Cambodia
China
Djibouti
Egypt
Indonesia
Iraq
Lao PDR
Myanmar
Nigeria
Pakistan
Thailand
Turkey
Viet Nam
Total
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Total
cases deaths cases deaths cases deaths cases deaths cases deaths cases deaths cases deaths
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
5
0
0
0
0
8
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
2
2
1
1
0
0
7
7
1
1
0
0
8
5
13
8
5
3
3
3
30
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
10
25
9
7
3
50
22
0
0
0
0
20
13
55
45
42
37
18
15
135
110
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
17
12
5
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
25
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
4
0
0
0
0
12
4
3
3
29
20
61
19
0
0
8
5
5
5
106
52
4
4
46
32
98
43
115
79
88
59
34
26
385
243
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Healthcare Workers Have Significant Risk from
Contagious Disease and Biological Agents
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Staff May Not Report to Work During a
Pandemic
Reuters
Pandemic might keep some health staff
away
Updated: 4:38 p.m. MT May 22, 2007
NEW YORK - A survey of U.S. health care workers suggests
that not all are willing to staff the front lines if there should be
an outbreak of bird flu or other infectious disease. Some will
opt to play it safe and stay home, according to the survey.
About 50 percent of the hospital workers said “yes” they
would report to work, while 42 percent said “maybe” and 8
percent said “no, even if I would lose my job.” Doctors (73
percent) were more likely than nurses (44 percent) or other
hospital personnel (33 percent) to indicate that they would
report to work in the event of bird flu pandemic.
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David N. Gans, FACMPE
Vice President, Practice Management Resources
Medical Group Management Association
104 Inverness Terrace East, Englewood, CO 80112
877.275.6462 ext. 1270
[email protected]
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