1. Copyright 2008. Medical Group Management Association. All rights reserved. Name, credentials Organization Date Preparing Your Office Practice for Disaster and Emergency Events Idaho Bioterrorism Awareness and Preparedness Program (IBAPP) Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) July 22, 2008

2. Copyright 2008. Medical Group Management Association. All rights reserved. Name, credentials Organization Date Federal and Community Agencies Providing Emergency Assistance

3. Copyright 2008. Medical Group Management Association. All rights reserved. Federal and Community Agencies Providing Emergency Assistance The emergency preparedness system is fragmented with overlapping responsibilities at federal, state, and local government level as well as multiple private organizations having stakeholder interests Tip O’Neal described, “All politics are local.” The same is true for emergency assistance

4. Copyright 2008. Medical Group Management Association. All rights reserved. FEDERAL GUIDANCE TO IMPROVE STATE-LEVEL PANDEMIC INFLUENZA OPERATING PLANS Presented to the American States, Territories and District of Columbia By U. S. GOVERNMENT March 11, 2008

5. Copyright 2008. Medical Group Management Association. All rights reserved. State Guidance States should plan and develop pandemic influenza plans with local, regional, State, and federal partners. Planning should include, but is not limited to the following: Form community-wide coalitions to include hospitals, urgent care facilities, other ambulatory care facilities, public health, long term care facilities, nursing homes, home health care agencies, community health centers, primary care offices, mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities, EMS, and other first responders to accommodate surge in patients expected from pandemic influenza.

6. Copyright 2008. Medical Group Management Association. All rights reserved. Idaho Bureau of Homeland Secruity www.bhs.idaho.gov/index.htm

7. Copyright 2008. Medical Group Management Association. All rights reserved. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) www.fema.gov

8. Copyright 2008. Medical Group Management Association. All rights reserved. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://emergency.cdc.gov

9. Copyright 2008. Medical Group Management Association. All rights reserved. American Red Cross Disaster Services www.redcross.org/services/disaster

10. Copyright 2008. Medical Group Management Association. All rights reserved. Small Business Administration Disaster Assistance www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance/ index.html

11. Copyright 2008. Medical Group Management Association. All rights reserved. IBHS Information for Business www.ibhs.org/ibhs2

12. Copyright 2008. Medical Group Management Association. All rights reserved. Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) www.esgr.org

13. Copyright 2008. Medical Group Management Association. All rights reserved. David N. Gans, FACMPE Vice President, Practice Management Resources Medical Group Management Association 104 Inverness Terrace East, Englewood, CO 80112 877.275.6462 ext. 1270 dng@mgma.com