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Altering Standards of Care

Practices that alter standards of care.

New Item Diabetes Disaster Preparedness Guide (NJ)
Hunterdon Healthcare System developed a Diabetes Disaster Preparedness Guide for diabetes patients who must manage their condition during an emergency. The guide is intended to be used...   >> More
New Item Mass Fatality Incident Management: Guidance for Hospitals and Other Healthcare Entities (CA)
Los Angeles County's mass fatality guidance provides detailed tools and recommendations that may assist hospitals and the offices of Medical Examiners and Coroners during an emergency....   >> More
New Item Minnesota Pandemic Recommended Actions for Healthcare Facilities by Event Stage
This 10-page, color-coded chart provides detailed recommendations and guidelines for healthcare facilities during an influenza pandemic. The initial chart delineates activities in...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Influenza Planning Guidance for Healthcare Institutions (PA)
Philadelphia's Pandemic Influenza Planning Guidance for Healthcare Institutions addresses the needs and situations that may be experienced by hospitals during a pandemic. The guidance...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Influenza Surge Plan to Manage In-Hospital Deaths (NY)
New York City's mass fatality guidance comprises two parts: (1) a training course for health professionals who will be involved in fatality management, and (2) a planning tool. The...   >> More
New Item Definitive care for the critically ill during a disaster
Five articles from the Task Force for Mass Critical Care address difficult issues around patient triage and resource allocation that may need to be implemented during an influenza...   >> More
New Item Workbook for Healthcare Providers in Rural Communities (TX)
A workbook developed by the USA Center for Rural Public Health Preparedness and the Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health promotes strategies for engaging rural healthcare providers...   >> More
New Item Ready in 3 for Individuals on Dialysis (MO)
Ready in 3 for Individuals on Dialysis is part of the overall Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Ready in 3 emergency preparedness project. This area of the site is...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Bioethics Backgrounder
In September 2006, The Providence Center for Health Care Ethics and The Hastings Center convened a meeting of public health officials, experts on public health and clinical ethics, and...   >> More
New Item Standards and Guidelines for Healthcare Surge during Emergencies (CA)
The California Department of Public Health has outlined a process for dealing with the complex issues of clinical care surge capacity during a public health emergency. The tools could...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Influenza Mortuary Planning Guidelines (WI)
The Guidelines use the Incident Command System (ICS) to develop detailed and coherent plans for processing human remains during a pandemic. A Pandemic Mortuary Planning Committee...   >> More
New Item Virginia Mass Fatalities Management (VA)
The Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has created two flowcharts for disposition of remains following death from pandemic influenza and a two-page pamphlet on managing...   >> More
New Item Ventilator Allocation Project (NY)
A pandemic workgroup convened by the New York State Department of Health and The Taskforce on Life and the Law created a guidance on ventilator allocation in hospitals. The workgroup...   >> More
New Item Mortuary and Medical Approaches to Mass Fatalities (National)
Two White Papers identify key issues that need to be addressed when considering fatality management during an influenza pandemic. Information focuses primarily on morgue operations...   >> More
New Item Fatality Management in Alexandria (VA)
This city-wide planning document provides detailed information on varied aspects of fatality management during a pandemic and other mass fatality events. Specifically, it defines the...   >> More
New Item Clinical Review: Allocating Ventilators During Large-Scale Disasters - Problems, Planning, and Process
The article is a thoughtful assessment of important issues surrounding ventilator allocation during a large-scale disaster. Although the article emphasizes the importance of...   >> More
New Item Providing Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: A Community Planning Guide (National)
A robust and extensive guide describes mass casualty planning in the essential areas of emergency medical services, hospital/acute care, alternative care settings, palliative care, and...   >> More
New Item Development of a Triage Protocol for Critical Care during an Influenza Pandemic (Ontario, Canada)
A collaborative, evidence-based triage protocol was designed for use as a decision-making tool when a critical care system becomes overwhelmed. The system of triage is applicable to...   >> More
New Item Guidelines for the Management of Mass Fatalities During an Influenza Pandemic (Canada)
Guidelines from the Canada Public Health Agency aim to assist local planners and funeral directors in preparing to cope with mass fatalities during an influenza pandemic. The...   >> More
New Item Altered Standards of Care Guidelines (MA)
Guidelines from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health establish a set of principles that healthcare organizations should follow in Massachusetts when developing protocols for...   >> More

Practices are not comprehensive, endorsed, or evaluated for outcomes. Inclusion here does not imply that CIDRAP or Advisory Committee members endorse the practices.

 

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