Disaster Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.
These are the MediaLab courses that cover Disaster and links to relevant pages within the course.
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| Administrative Safeguards Administrative Safeguards include the policies, and procedures that your facility uses to manage and protect ePHI. Although there are probably many such policies and procedures at your institution, a few examples might include:
Active review and audits of IS activity.
Employee confidentiality agreements.
Employee security clearance policies and procedures.
Employee disciplinary policies.
Data backup and disaster recovery plans
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| Be Prepared Remember what was said earlier about an ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure? Not only do we want to prevent a terrorist attack, but we want to prevent disaster in the event there is an emergency. The following are some tips to help you do that:1) Know where your facility’s emergency action plan is located and study it before you need to use it.2) Participate in all evacuation drills. Recognize what the evacuation signal is. Know in advance your evacuation route. Listen for any instructions. Shut down any equipment under your control. Proceed to your designated assembly area. | View Page |
| General Preparedness in Your Home Have and practice a household disaster plan. Be familiar with the Homeland Security Advisory System. Establish meeting places and phone numbers in case household members are separated. Identify an out of state contact to call during a major disaster or emergency. Prepare and keep up to date disaster supply kits for your home and vehicle. Teach all members of the household when, where, and how to turn off utilities. Have any necessary tools handy. If you have children in school, make sure you understand the emergency plans and expectations at the school. Preplan alternate transportation routes to important destinations. Keep at least a half-tank of gas in your vehicle at all times. Remember, gas stations rely on electricity to power their pumps. Know ahead of time what you should do to help family, friends, or neighbors who are elderly or have special needs. Make sure you’re dealing with credible sources before providing credit card numbers, social security numbers and other personal information to people or organizations on the internet. Use anti-virus software and regularly download security protection updates. | View Page |