What is contingency planning and business continuity and why does the organization need it? Contingency planning and business continuity is the organization attempting to take control of an uncontrollable and unexpected situation. It is building and improving the organizations ability to respond and restore the organization functions and services when an event occurs. It will aid the organization in determining critical functions and services along with all the dependencies that support those functions and services. In the health care industry this is a critical task that must be performed. System failures and outages will cost the organization money but most importantly it could cost lives.
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(Weisbaum, 2016) The data breaches are not the only concern, the recent attacks on hospitals using a malware called ransomware is becoming a common problem for many hospitals. The ransomware encrypts data preventing the organization from accessing the data unless a ransom is paid. Denying access to critical hospital data in a timely manner can cause financial issues but more importantly it can impact human …show more content…
To effectively implement a contingency plan, four key steps will need to be performed. These steps will create a foundation for the organization to build on. The four steps are obtaining full support of management, assemble a contingency planning management team, performing business impact analysis and the last step is budgeting for contingency operations.
The first activity may seem minimal or can easily be overlooked; however, this is the most critical step is obtaining the full support of the management team and the support of all senior management. This initial step will determine success or failure; and will need to be completed before any other action can be performed. Senior management will be required to approve and implement policies and procedures. Management will need to approve funding to support the contingency plan and budget for additional personnel to implement and support the contingency
To provide a realistic understanding and overview …show more content…
(Weisbaum, 2016) The data breaches are not the only concern, the recent attacks on hospitals using a malware called ransomware is becoming a common problem for many hospitals. The ransomware encrypts data preventing the organization from accessing the data unless a ransom is paid. Denying access to critical hospital data in a timely manner can cause financial issues but more importantly it can impact human …show more content…
To effectively implement a contingency plan, four key steps will need to be performed. These steps will create a foundation for the organization to build on. The four steps are obtaining full support of management, assemble a contingency planning management team, performing business impact analysis and the last step is budgeting for contingency operations.
The first activity may seem minimal or can easily be overlooked; however, this is the most critical step is obtaining the full support of the management team and the support of all senior management. This initial step will determine success or failure; and will need to be completed before any other action can be performed. Senior management will be required to approve and implement policies and procedures. Management will need to approve funding to support the contingency plan and budget for additional personnel to implement and support the contingency