by Don | Apr 23, 2017 | News, Planning
Last week the State of Hawaii Emergency Management Agency posted a news release regarding the increased threat to the islands of a potential nuclear threat from North Korea. As tensions continue to escalate on the Korean peninsula, tensions are also on the rise with...
by Don | Apr 8, 2017 | Crisis Communications, News
A few weeks ago we published an article titled “Wikileaks, 9-1-1, and You” detailing the potential emergency management implications of the WikiLeaks hack of the CIA’s cybersecurity arsenal. We addressed the concern about community notification...
by Don | Mar 9, 2017 | General, News, Planning
A growing concern in the Emergency Management and Crisis Management space is the threat of a cyber security event impacting agency operations or the ability to respond appropriately to a major event. Recently the Wall Street Journal chronicled a cyber attack on 9-1-1...
by Don | Sep 22, 2016 | CMS Resources, Compliance
On September 8, 2016 CMS published the Emergency Preparedness final rule. The 651 final rule document served as the blueprint and intent for the codified language that 17 health care provider types will have to live by. On Friday, September 16th, the CFR was updated...
by Don | Sep 10, 2016 | CMS Resources
Dr. Lurie, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published a Blog post providing an overview of the new CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule. From her blog, she describes the reasoning behind the new rule:...
