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The Joplin, Mo. tornado took a harsh human toll -- it was the deadliest in the United States since 1947. It also dealt a direct blow to the health care infrastructure in the city of 50,000, leveling St. John's Regional Medical Center and leaving its health care providers, administrators and IT staffers with a difficult road to disaster recovery. More disaster recovery planning resources for health care organizations Planning for virtualized disaster recovery in a health care setting What is a HIPAA disaster recovery plan? "Pictures do not do the area justice," said Sandi Godfrey, birthing unit nurse manager at McCune-Brooks Regional Hospital in nearby Carthage. "It's devastating to look at….it's like a war zone where bombs went off, repetitively. It's a miracle we don't have thousands dead." Seeing the pictures of the Joplin devastation and considering how such an event would impact their own facilities probably has inspired hospital leaders across the country to redouble their own disaster recovery planning efforts as they pertain to both operations and ... Access >>>
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Tip: Developing a HIPAA-compliant storage plan
by Brien Posey
Establishing HIPAA-compliant storage plans requires a three-pronged approach to meet disaster recovery, data backup and emergency operations criteria.
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What Joplin teaches hospitals about disaster recovery planning
by Don Fluckinger, Features Writer
Last month's tornado in Missouri left one hospital destroyed and others scrambling to treat patients. A new EHR system, fast vendor support and operational WAN all helped.
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Tip: Developing a HIPAA-compliant storage plan
by Brien Posey
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Meeting HIPAA disaster recovery requirements tough but possible
by Ray Lucchesi, Contributor
The HIPAA Security Rule requires all covered entities to create a disaster recovery plan but says little about what should go into such a plan. This tip fills in the gaps.
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Meeting HIPAA disaster recovery requirements tough but possible
by Ray Lucchesi, Contributor
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