evaluated against facility needs during an emergency with the overall goal of effective response to the needs of the community. Supplies and equipment that are non-medical in nature, such as food, water and fuel will be arranged for by the Logistics and Operating Chief. Texas Health Denton has inventory storage agreements with Owens and Miner.
The resource management strategies outlined by Texas Health Denton appear to be sufficient for successfully managing supplies and equipment during an emergency. However, Texas Health Denton may increase this functionality by implementing the Incident Resource Inventory System (IRIS). The Incident Resource Inventory System (IRIS) is a distributed software tool, provided at no-cost by FEMA. The system integrates and exchanges data with other organizations in the ISIS network. ISIS facilitates inventory management, allows users to identify and catalogue existing resources, integrates with NIMS system, identifies needs based on defined mission parameters and most importantly allows organizations to collaborate with other agencies to identify …show more content…
Although, ensuring staff are properly credentialed has the potential to create patient care delays, especially if the practitioner is unable to provide proof of licensure. One possible solution to this problem is to maintain a centralized national database of all the licensed health care practitioners in good standing. Even if this database were enacted at the regional level the benefits would be considerable. The database would expedite the credentialing of health care workers who wish to volunteer their services to affected hospitals. Practitioners maintained in the database could be given privileges within their specialties for 72 hours, which would facilitate care and potentially save lives (Schultz & Stratton,
The resource management strategies outlined by Texas Health Denton appear to be sufficient for successfully managing supplies and equipment during an emergency. However, Texas Health Denton may increase this functionality by implementing the Incident Resource Inventory System (IRIS). The Incident Resource Inventory System (IRIS) is a distributed software tool, provided at no-cost by FEMA. The system integrates and exchanges data with other organizations in the ISIS network. ISIS facilitates inventory management, allows users to identify and catalogue existing resources, integrates with NIMS system, identifies needs based on defined mission parameters and most importantly allows organizations to collaborate with other agencies to identify …show more content…
Although, ensuring staff are properly credentialed has the potential to create patient care delays, especially if the practitioner is unable to provide proof of licensure. One possible solution to this problem is to maintain a centralized national database of all the licensed health care practitioners in good standing. Even if this database were enacted at the regional level the benefits would be considerable. The database would expedite the credentialing of health care workers who wish to volunteer their services to affected hospitals. Practitioners maintained in the database could be given privileges within their specialties for 72 hours, which would facilitate care and potentially save lives (Schultz & Stratton,