K A N S A S
Helpful Online Resources- Community Alternate Care Site
Kansas Resources
· KHA prepared Mutual Aid Agreements: http://www.kha-net.org/FurtherInformation/DownloadsEmergencyPreparednessCriticalIssues/Downloads_GetFile.aspx?id=29689
· The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Bureau of Public Health Preparedness (BPHP) Alternate Care Site Template- www.ksprepared.org
· State of Kansas - A Reassessment of Emergency Medical Services - www.kha-net.org/FurtherInformation/DownloadsEmergencyPreparednessCriticalIssues/Downloads_GetFile.aspx?id=21894
· KHI- Guide for Planning the Use of Scarce Resources During a Public Health Emergency in Kansas - http://www.khi.org/news/2010/feb/26/scarce-resource-allocation-planning-documents-stat/
· National Incident Management System Integration Alert - www.kha-net.org/FurtherInformation/DownloadsEmergencyPreparednessCriticalIssues/Downloads_GetFile.aspx?id=12024
· National Incident Management System Integration Implementation for Hospitals - www.kha-net.org/FurtherInformation/DownloadsEmergencyPreparednessCriticalIssues/Downloads_GetFile.aspx?id=12025
· Kansas Pandemic Influenza and Response Plan- www.kha-net.org/FurtherInformation/DownloadsEmergencyPreparednessCriticalIssues/Downloads_GetFile.aspx?id=8380
· EMTALA information - www.kha-net.org/CriticalIssues/EMTALA/
· Kansas Health Care Law - http://www.kha-net.org/CriticalIssues/Legal/
· Threat Conditions Check List - www.kha-net.org/FurtherInformation/DownloadsEmergencyPreparednessCriticalIssues/Downloads_GetFile.aspx?id=8375
Other Helpful Resources
· AHRQ's Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: The Essentials
www.ahrq.gov/prep/mmcessentials/
· AHRQ’s Rocky Mountain Regional Care Model for Bioterrorist Events: Locate Alternate Care Sites During an Emergency http://www.ahrq.gov/research/altsites.htm.
· AHRQ Hospital Surge Model http://hospitalsurgemodel.ahrq.gov/
· Skidmore S, Wall W, Church J. Modular Emergency Medical System Concept of Operation for the Acute Care Center: Mass Casualty Strategy for a Biological Terror Incident. Soldier and Biological Chemical Command; May 2003. Available at http://nnemmrs.org/resouces/index.html
· Social Security Act Authority to Waive Requirements During National Emergencies
http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title11/1135.htm
· Institute of Medicine- Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations: A Letter Report - www.iom.edu/Reports/2009/DisasterCareStandards.aspx
· Pandemic Flu Determination of a public health emergency
http://www.flu.gov/professional/federal/
· Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) was developed in California - http://www.hicscenter.org/pages/index.php.
· Social Security Act: Authority to Waive Requirements During National Emergencies http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title11/1135.htm
· Waiver or Modification of Requirements Under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act. (Department of Health & Human Services, September 11, 2008) http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/emergency/naturaldisasters/hurricanes/ike/1135waiverla.html
· Legal Authority for Implementation of a Federal Public Health and Medical Services Response (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/discussion/planners/legalauthority.html
· HIPAA Privacy Rule: Disclosures for Emergency Preparedness - A Decision Tool (US Department of Health and Human Services) http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/decisiontool/
· Mass Casualty Disaster Plan Checklist: A Template for Healthcare Facilities (Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology) http://www.gnyha.org/20/File.aspx
Web-based Preparedness Links
· Center for Law and the Public’s Health – www.publichealthlaw.net/
· National Association of Local Boards of Health – www.nalboh.org/
· The Kansas Hospital Association Emergency Preparedness Links - www.kha-net.org/CriticalIssues/EmergencyPreparedness/default.aspx
· The Kansas Hospital Education and Outreach Foundation - www.kha-net.org/AboutKHA/KHERFFoundation/
· The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Bureau of Public Health Preparedness (BPHP)- www.ksprepared.org
· The Kansas Association of Local Health Departments (KALHD) - www.kalhd.org/
· EMResource/EMSystem - www.emsystem.com
· The American Hospital Association (AHA) - Special "Disaster Readiness" section includes statements, advisories, talking points, articles and other related links - http://www.aha.org/
· U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - for resources on public health emergency preparedness - www.ahrq.gov/prep/
· The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology - Bioterrorism resources, including readiness plans, checklists and agent fact sheets - http://www.apic.org/
· The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Public health emergency preparedness, responses, related materials and announcements - http://www.cdc.gov/
· The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Emergency planning resources and disaster news - www.fema.gov
· Johns Hopkins University Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies - Bioterrorism preparedness and response information; BT agent background information and diagnostic criteria and treatment guidelines - http://hopkins-biodefense.org/%20Bioterrorism
· The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Health Alert Network - Resources and links regarding KDHE's bioterrorism planning and response efforts - https://kshealth.kdhe.state.ks.us/HealthAlertNetwork/
· The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP) - Information on the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS), Counter Terrorism Program, agency contacts and related links - http://www.oep-ndms.dhhs.gov/
· The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) - Questions and Answers about anthrax prevention and treatment - http://www.os.dhhs.gov/
· The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) - Articles by the "Working Group on Civilian Biodefense" addressing anthrax, smallpox, plague, botulinum toxin and tularemia - www.jama.ama-assn.org
· Center for Risk Communication - New York City, NY (Vincent Covello, PhD www.centerforriskcommunication.org
· Peter Sandman Risk Communication Web Site www.psandman.com
· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Emergency and Risk Communication www.cdc.gov/communication/emergency/curtools.htm
· Harvard Program on Public Opinion and Health and Social Policy (Robert Blendon, PhD) www.researchmatters.harvard.edu/story.php?article_id=326
· Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hec/primer.html