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Practice Pearls: Disaster Checklist

May 9, 2012 • By Staff

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In any disaster, medical practices should have a number of items on hand that might be needed during an emergency. These items include:

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  • Flashlights;
  • Cell phone;
  • Black bag with blood pressure cuff, stethoscope, syringes, and injectables;
  • Refrigeration unit or cooler for refrigerated supplies;
  • Laptop computer and access to patient lists, usually from a website or CD;
  • Prescription pads;
  • Writing supplies;
  • Staff phone list;
  • Billing materials; and
  • Copies of your license, Drug Enforcement Administration certificate, board certification, and CV, in case they are needed for temporary privileges at a new hospital due to prolonged work stoppage.

Keep in mind this is only a partial list and there might be other necessary items you should include, depending on your location or practice type.

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Filed Under: Billing/Coding, Facility, From the College, Legal, Practice Management, Professional Topics, Workforce Tagged With: AC&R, American College of Rheumatology, Billing, disaster, Disaster preparation, Legal, Practice Management, rheumatologistIssue: May 2012

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