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Leveraging IoT for Business Continuity and Emergency Management in Healthcare

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Applicable Industries	Buildings Healthcare & Hospitals
Use Cases	Inventory Management Search & Rescue
Challenge	The case study revolves around the challenge of ensuring business continuity and effective emergency management in healthcare organizations. The primary responsibility of managing these aspects often falls on individuals who already have other roles within the organization. The key challenge is to get senior management on board with the importance of emergency planning and business continuity. This is often difficult as senior leaders may not fully understand the difference between emergency management and business continuity. Emergency management is about reducing vulnerability to hazards and coping with disasters, while business continuity is about ensuring operations and core business functions are not severely impacted by a disaster or unplanned incident. Another challenge is to understand the business drivers and determine which parts of the business need to be brought back online first in the event of a disaster. Read More
About Customer	The customers in this case study are three emergency management specialists from top healthcare systems in the U.S., all clients of StormGeo. These include James Mitchell, MD, Director of Organizational Resilience for Texas Children’s Hospital, one of the largest pediatric hospitals in the country; Scott Cormier, Medxcel VP, Emergency Management, Environment of Care and Safety; and David Hughes, HCA Healthcare AVP, Enterprise Risk Management and Business Continuity Planning. These individuals are responsible for ensuring business continuity and managing emergencies in their respective organizations. Read More
Solution	The solution to these challenges lies in effective communication and relationship building. It is crucial to articulate to senior leaders about the risks the organization may face and how emergency management and business continuity can help mitigate those risks. Demonstrating the return on investment gained by getting operations back up more quickly due to pre-planning can help in this regard. It is also important to show how emergency management can generate revenue by keeping the facility open and functioning during a disaster. Building relationships both within and outside the organization is also vital. External relationships can provide valuable resources for sharing best practices or collaboration during a disaster. Leveraging technology, such as the services provided by StormGeo, can also assist in managing emergencies and ensuring business continuity. Read More Log in to view content
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Applicable Industries

Buildings

Healthcare & Hospitals

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Search & Rescue

Challenge

The case study revolves around the challenge of ensuring business continuity and effective emergency management in healthcare organizations. The primary responsibility of managing these aspects often falls on individuals who already have other roles within the organization. The key challenge is to get senior management on board with the importance of emergency planning and business continuity. This is often difficult as senior leaders may not fully understand the difference between emergency management and business continuity. Emergency management is about reducing vulnerability to hazards and coping with disasters, while business continuity is about ensuring operations and core business functions are not severely impacted by a disaster or unplanned incident. Another challenge is to understand the business drivers and determine which parts of the business need to be brought back online first in the event of a disaster.

About Customer

The customers in this case study are three emergency management specialists from top healthcare systems in the U.S., all clients of StormGeo. These include James Mitchell, MD, Director of Organizational Resilience for Texas Children’s Hospital, one of the largest pediatric hospitals in the country; Scott Cormier, Medxcel VP, Emergency Management, Environment of Care and Safety; and David Hughes, HCA Healthcare AVP, Enterprise Risk Management and Business Continuity Planning. These individuals are responsible for ensuring business continuity and managing emergencies in their respective organizations.

Solution

The solution to these challenges lies in effective communication and relationship building. It is crucial to articulate to senior leaders about the risks the organization may face and how emergency management and business continuity can help mitigate those risks. Demonstrating the return on investment gained by getting operations back up more quickly due to pre-planning can help in this regard. It is also important to show how emergency management can generate revenue by keeping the facility open and functioning during a disaster. Building relationships both within and outside the organization is also vital. External relationships can provide valuable resources for sharing best practices or collaboration during a disaster. Leveraging technology, such as the services provided by StormGeo, can also assist in managing emergencies and ensuring business continuity.

Impact #1	The operational results of implementing the solutions mentioned are significant. By effectively communicating the importance of emergency management and business continuity to senior leaders, these specialists were able to get their support. This enabled them to keep their facilities open and functioning during disasters, serving their communities in their greatest time of need and continuing to generate revenue. They were also able to build better relationships with their communities by being a reliable source of care during emergencies. Furthermore, by developing relationships with other emergency managers and business continuity professionals, they were able to share best practices and collaborate during disasters, enhancing their ability to manage such situations.

Impact #1

The operational results of implementing the solutions mentioned are significant. By effectively communicating the importance of emergency management and business continuity to senior leaders, these specialists were able to get their support. This enabled them to keep their facilities open and functioning during disasters, serving their communities in their greatest time of need and continuing to generate revenue. They were also able to build better relationships with their communities by being a reliable source of care during emergencies. Furthermore, by developing relationships with other emergency managers and business continuity professionals, they were able to share best practices and collaborate during disasters, enhancing their ability to manage such situations.

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Leveraging IoT for Business Continuity and Emergency Management in Healthcare

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