Hazard Mitigation: Take on the Elephant in the Room
Ask any emergency planner, and they will tell you. Hazard Mitigation Planning (HMP), though crucial to their jurisdiction, school district or campus, is the most complicated, and oftentimes dreaded, of all the phases of emergency management. As such, it [...]
BOLDplanning Attends Emergency Management in Higher Education Conference
BOLDplanning Global Solutions team member Hannah Coffey participated in the Virginia Department of Emergency Management's Continuity of Operations (COOP) Symposium. This event was dedicated to Emergency Management in Higher Education, a topic near and dear to BOLDplanning. Says Coffey, "It [...]
CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule: Countdown to Compliance less than 30 Days
For most organizations, November 15, 2017, is just another day on the calendar. But, for healthcare providers that must comply with the Congress-approved CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule, it’s potentially doomsday. How so? Healthcare providers that receive Medicare and Medicaid [...]
BOLDplanning Welcomes Cathleen Atchison, MEP
A new member of our team, Cathleen Atchison, is pictured reviewing plan structure for our Emergency and Continuity Plan (ECP) with BOLDplanning healthcare emergency planner James Woulfe. The ECP is used to help healthcare organizations comply with the Centers [...]
CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule: Countdown to Compliance Less Than 45 Days
There’s a growing sense of urgency among healthcare providers that must comply with the Congress-approved CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule. And, for good reason. In less than 45 days, 17 different types of facilities receiving Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements must [...]
BOLDplanning returns to Northern Virginia for Continuity Workshops
Long time Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) customer Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) participated in plan development workshops at the Medical Education Campus, Alexandria Campus, and Loudoun Campus in Northern Virginia. Both new and experienced planners attended the 3 [...]