A home health agency’s pandemic preparedness and experience with the 2009 H1N1 pandemic

Rebmann, Terri; Citarella, Barbara B; Subramaniam, Divya S.; Subramaniam, Dipti P.

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2010.12.014

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“…Preparedness requires an operational mindset focused on the development of formal procedures and guidelines in all preparedness phases, even during the period when there is no threat or outbreak. Many studies conclude that while at the national level preparedness guidelines and procedures are often in place, regional healthcare organizations are not always fully prepared [7–9]. It is a challenge for first responders to optimally prepare for outbreaks.…”

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Which recommendations are considered essential for outbreak preparedness by first responders?

Belfroid¹,

Timen

Steenbergen

et al. 2017

BMC Infect Dis

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BackgroundPreparedness is considered essential for healthcare organizations to respond effectively to outbreaks. In the current study we aim to capture the views of first responders on what they consider key recommendations for high quality preparedness. Furthermore, we identified the recommendations with the highest urgency from the perspective of first responders.MethodsWe chose a multistep approach using a systematic Delphi procedure. Previously extracted recommendations from scientific literature were presented to a national and two international expert panels. We asked the experts to score the recommendations based on relevance for high quality preparedness. In addition we asked them to choose the ten most urgent recommendations.ResultsStarting with 80 recommendations from scientific literature, 49 key recommendations were selected by both international expert panels. Differences between both panels were mainly on triage protocols. In addition, large differences were found in the selection of the ten most urgent recommendations.ConclusionsIn this study infectious disease experts selected a set of key recommendations representing high quality preparedness and specified which ones should be given the highest urgency when preparing for a future crisis. These key recommendations can be used to shape their preparedness activities.

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confidence: 99%

Which recommendations are considered essential for outbreak preparedness by first responders?

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Timen

Steenbergen

et al. 2017

BMC Infect Dis

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“…Stockpiling before a disaster event is very important 20 . However, many times planning for backup and additional supplies is overlooked 3 . Ten of 23 HHAs (43%) address stockpiling equipment, medications, and supplies in anticipation of a surge event.…”

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“…20 However, many times planning for backup and additional supplies is overlooked. 3 Ten of 23 HHAs (43%) address stockpiling equipment, medications, and supplies in anticipation of a surge event. In either case, the use of memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with suppliers to bring additional supplies to a disaster may be very useful.…”

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“…This action creates a simultaneous need for Home Health Agencies (HHAs) and other receiving facilities or agencies, such as long-term care facilities, to increase their client load 2 . Hospital surge plans rely on the HHAs to assume responsibility for the care of the patients who are discharged early 2 , 3 . Although patient acuity differs between HHAs and hospitals, HHAs are important in community planning because, on average, 3 times as many clients are cared for in the home care system compared to patients in the hospital 4 , 5 .…”

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Disaster Preparedness and Pandemic Plans: A Survey of Nebraska Home Health Agencies

Kassmeier

Medcalf

Hansen

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Disaster med. public health prep.

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“…home health care workers found that only 5% of surveyed workers reported that their employer had a pandemic plan, 4 whereas a 2010 study found that almost 90% of home care agencies had a disaster plan addressing pandemic preparedness. 5 This latter figure most likely reflects increasing awareness of the need for pandemic preparedness by home health agencies following the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, but possibly could be related to differences in sampling between the 2 studies.…”

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Assessing the infection prevention components of home health emergency management plans

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Citarella²,

Subramaniam

et al. 2011

American Journal of Infection Control

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A home health agency’s pandemic preparedness and experience with the 2009 H1N1 pandemic

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Which recommendations are considered essential for outbreak preparedness by first responders?

Which recommendations are considered essential for outbreak preparedness by first responders?

Disaster Preparedness and Pandemic Plans: A Survey of Nebraska Home Health Agencies

Assessing the infection prevention components of home health emergency management plans

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