Your hospital receives money for emergency preparednessbecause the facility is one of the only hospital with level Itrauma services (ability to handle major traumas) in the area. Thehospital complies with the current National Preparedness Goalsthrough a computerized bed-tracking system and a communicationssystem that allows the hospital to communicate with variousemergency aid agencies throughout the area. The evacuation andfatality management plans are current and up to date. The hospitalhas developed an emergency response plan and distributed it to allemergency response agencies in the local area. During a recentJoint Commission survey, the hospital was cited for noncompliancewith the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
Does The Joint Commission have the authority to cite thehospital for noncompliance with NIMS? Explain youranswer.
Why was the hospital cited fornoncompliance?
What is the benefit to the hospital of using theHospital Incident Command System (HICS) under NIMS?
