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Terrorism‐related risk management for health care facilities
Author(s) -
Reid Daniel J.,
Reid William H.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.656
Subject(s) - terrorism , mental health , health care , medical emergency , medicine , risk management , occupational safety and health , nursing , suicide prevention , position (finance) , poison control , business , psychiatry , finance , political science , pathology , law
Abstract Clinicians should have a basic understanding of the physical and financial risk to mental health facilities related to external threat, such as (but not necessarily limited to) terrorism. Patient care and accessibility to mental health services rest not only on clinical skills, but on a place to practice them and an organized system supported by staff, physical facilities and funding. Clinicians who have some familiarity with the non‐clinical requirements for care are in a position to support non‐clinical staff in preventing care from being interrupted by external threats or events such as terrorist activity, and/or serving at the interface of facility operations and direct clinical care. Readers should note that this article is an introduction to the topic and cannot address all local, state, and national standards for hospital safety, or insurance providers' individual facility requirements. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.