Information Technology and Data Systems in Disaster Preparedness for Healthcare and the Broader Community

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Author(s): Barbara J. Quiram (Texas A&M Health Science Center, USA), Cara L. Pennel (Texas A&M Health Science Center, USA)and S. Kay Carpender (Texas A&M Health Science Center, USA)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 17
Source title: Handbook of Research on Information Technology Management and Clinical Data Administration in Healthcare
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Ashish N. Dwivedi (University of Hull, UK)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-356-2.ch016

Keywords: Health Information Systems / Medical Information Science Reference / Medicine & Healthcare

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In the healthcare and public health community, information technology and data management tools are indispensable in preventing, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from public health emergencies, both natural and manmade. This chapter is divided into three sections. The first section discusses various uses of health technology and data systems in disaster preparedness and response. The second section expounds on technological applications to train healthcare staff for their roles and responsibilities in delivering critical health services during a disaster, as well as to integrate healthcare organizations and providers into the broader community planning and response processes. The chapter concludes with a model that has been implemented to integrate and train the broader group of community stakeholders, including healthcare organizations and providers, in disaster preparedness and response.

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