A pilot assessment of hospital preparedness for bioterrorism events.
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OBJECTIVE Lessons on question content and refinement of a 2003 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality-Health Resources Services Administration (AHRQ-HRSA) pilot hospital preparedness assessment tool designed to capture activities in more detail than previous studies are reported in this study. METHODS Responses from fixed-choice questions, including organizational and geographical differences, were analyzed using the chi-square test. Open-ended questions were evaluated qualitatively. RESULTS Of the respondents, 91% had developed plans and 97% designated a bio-event coordinator, but only 47% had allocated funds. Urban hospitals were more likely to participate in regional infectious disease monitoring. Hospitals that participated in a network were more likely to fund preparedness, share bio-event coordinators and medical directors, and provide advanced training. CONCLUSIONS Several issues deserve further study: (1) hospital networks may provide the structure to promote preparedness; (2) specific procedures (e.g., expanding outpatient treatment capacity) have not been tested; and (3) special attention should be directed towards integrating non-urban hospitals into regional surveillance systems to ensure early identification of infectious disease outbreaks.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Prehospital and disaster medicine
دوره 21 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006