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Jiacun Wang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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rfid based tag along displays for Incident Command System workflow management
Systems Man and Cybernetics, 2006Co-Authors: L C Landrigan, Allen E Milewski, R M Kelly, Jiacun WangAbstract:In the extreme environment of the Emergency Operations Center, an important role of technology is to support the natural activities of users. Biological-related emergency Incidents make special demands on users' ability to process displayed information, including information about what tasks must be done to comply with procedural workflows. Observations of Emergency Operations Centers suggest that migratory displays that tag along with moving workers may fit the task demands better than static workstations in some situations. We describe an example System, called EVEST, which uses RFID technology to drive migratory displays that provide workflow, alert and situational awareness information that is specific to the user and the user's work role. The goal of the EVEST System is to increase the efficiency of computer-human communications by utilizing the same procedures and cues that are already used for efficient human-human communication.
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workflow management tool support for Incident Command Systems
International Conference on Networking Sensing and Control, 2006Co-Authors: M Stoute, Jiacun Wang, Daniela Rosca, Williams Tepfenhart, Allen MilewskiAbstract:The dynamics and volunteer-based workforce characteristics of Incident Command Systems raise a challenge to workflow management. Incident Command Systems must be able to adapt to the ever changing surroundings and tasks during an Incident. Furthermore, during an Incident, the majority of workers are volunteers that vary in their knowledge of the fundamentals of workflows. To address these challenges, we developed an intuitive, yet formal approach to workflow modeling, enactment and validation. In this paper, we introduce the tool support we designed for this purpose, to show that these two requirements are not contradictory. The expressive power of the approach is demonstrated through an example from an Incident Command System.
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Incident Command System workflow modeling and analysis a case study
2006Co-Authors: Jiacun Wang, Daniela Rosca, Williams Tepfenhart, Allen E MilewskiAbstract:The dynamics and volunteer-based workforce characteristics of Incident Command Systems have raised significant challenges to workflow management Systems. Incident Command Systems must be able to adapt to ever changing surroundings and tasks during an Incident. These changes need to be known by all responsible parties, since people work in shifts, get tired or sick during the management of an Incident. In order to create this awareness, job action sheets and forms have been created. We propose a paperless System that can dynamically take care of these aspects, and formally verify the correctness of the workflows. Furthermore, during an Incident, the majority of workers are volunteers that vary in their knowledge of computers, or workflows. To address these challenges, we developed an intuitive, yet formal approach to workflow modeling, modification, enactment and validation. In this paper, we show how to apply this approach to address the needs of a typical Incident Command System workflow.
Jacqueline Moss - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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high reliability teams and situation awareness implementing a hospital emergency Incident Command System
Journal of Nursing Administration, 2006Co-Authors: Pamela S Autrey, Jacqueline MossAbstract:To enhance disaster preparedness, hospitals are beginning to implement the Hospital Emergency Incident Command System. Although Hospital Emergency Incident Command System provides a template for disaster preparation, its successful implementation requires an understanding of situation awareness (SA) and high-reliability teams. The authors present the concept of SA and how this concept relates to team reliability in dynamic environments. Then strategies for increasing SA and team reliability through education, training, and improved communication Systems are discussed.
Shahram Tofighi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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developing a conceptual model of the hospital Incident Command System hics via quality improvement models in iran
Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science, 2018Co-Authors: Shirin Abbasi, Shahin Shooshtari, Shahram TofighiAbstract:Achieving the goals of organizations requires an appropriate model for performance evaluation. Applying globally accepted methods for administration of hospital Incident Command System (HICS) can build a new tool for improving the quality of evaluation of real disasters and incidences. The present study seeks to develop a model through the implementation of a quality management System. Methodology:This applied study was conducted in two steps in 2016. First, data collection were collected from library-printed and electronic references related to the purpose of the research According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 28 articles having conducted on HICS and 50 articles on the quality management System were selected. In the next step, interviews were conducted with 23 experts and the themes were obtained through qualitative study and content analysis. Then the data were extracted. Findings:According to qualitative interviews, two themes of the proposed quality improvement models in health centers and the appropriate model of the HICS were extracted. Then, the qualitative elements of the models were determined for overlapping the HICS based on the similarities and differences in the study models. Most important dimensions examined was organization management System, management and leadership, customer focus, personal of development plan, information & communication management, non-conformity, improvement, audit. Conclusion:Since the HICS faced some limitations, such as insufficient attention to quality improvement, incompatibility of this System with the management structure in hospitals, weakness in System communication, and lack of a native model in Iran, this article attempts to develop a conceptual model that has the most common features among the models for filling the gaps in evaluating the HICS.
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Developing a Conceptual Model of the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) Via Quality Improvement Models in Iran
Amber Publication, 2018Co-Authors: Shirin Abbasi, Shahin Shooshtari, Shahram TofighiAbstract:Achieving the goals of organizations requires an appropriate model for performance evaluation. Applying globally accepted methods for administration of hospital Incident Command System (HICS) can build a new tool for improving the quality of evaluation of real disasters and incidences. The present study seeks to develop a model through the implementation of a quality management System. This applied study was conducted in two steps in 2016. First, data collection were collected from library-printed and electronic references related to the purpose of the research .According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 28 articles having conducted on HICS and 50 articles on the quality management System were selected. In the next step, interviews were conducted with 23 experts and the themes were obtained through qualitative study and content analysis. Then the data were extracted. According to qualitative interviews, two themes of the proposed quality improvement models in health centers and the appropriate model of the HICS were extracted. Then, the qualitative elements of the models were determined for overlapping the HICS based on the similarities and differences in the study models. Most important dimensions examined was organization management System, management and leadership, customer focus, personal of development plan, information & communication management, non-conformity, improvement, audit. Since the HICS faced some limitations, such as insufficient attention to quality improvement, incompatibility of this System with the management structure in hospitals, weakness in System communication, and lack of a native model in Iran, this article attempts to develop a conceptual model that has the most common features among the models for filling the gaps in evaluating the HICS
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challenges of hospital Incident Command System hics from experts perspectives a qualitative research
Indian journal of science and technology, 2017Co-Authors: Shirin Abbasi, Shahin Shooshtari, Shahram TofighiAbstract:Background: Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) is one of the most valid Incident Command Systems for preparing and increasing efficiency of hospitals. With regard to hospitals’ key roles in Medical Incident Management, the present study aims at obtaining experts’ ideas for investigating challenges of establishment of HICS in Iran’s hospitals. Methodology: The present study is qualitative one conducted via the semi-structured interviewing method. Interviews were conducted on 23 experts selected from HICS in the Medical University, Red Crescent Society and Social Security Organization in 2016 so that after recording each interview, they were transcribed and, then, the raw data were reduced and organized via the content analysis technique. Results: According to findings of the present study, since the HICS is established based on the principles that ensure the effective deployment of resources on one hand and decrease the disorder in policy making and the operations of responding organizations, on the other hand, the point of view of most participants in this study showed that the HICS in Iran is not implemented properly. The studies showed that consistency of this System with existing management structure in hospitals cause internal and external barriers to its implementation. Conclusion: Based on the present results, the most important cases causing inefficiency of HICS in Iran are as follows: complete lack of understanding of HICS’s components and features, lack of adequate training of the staff, and lack of localization HICS in Iran. Thus, appropriate planning, necessary intra-and inter-organizational coordination in Incidents, reinforcement of forces by appropriately organizing them, supply of required training, suggestion of long-term strategies, and finally design of a HICS by applying components of the Quality Management System with regard to conditions in Iran seem necessary.
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benefits barriers and limitations on the use of hospital Incident Command System
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2017Co-Authors: Shahin Shooshtari, Shahram Tofighi, Shirin AbbasiAbstract:Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) has been established with the mission of prevention, response, and recovery in hazards. Regarding the key role of hospitals in medical management of events, the present study is aimed at investigating benefits, barriers, and limitations of applying HICS in hospital. Employing a review study, articles related to the aforementioned subject published from 1995 to 2016 were extracted from accredited websites and databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, Elsevier, and SID by searching keywords such as HICS, benefits, barriers, and limitations. Then, those articles were summarized and reported. Using of HICS can cause creating preparedness in facing disasters, constructive management in strategies of controlling events, and disasters. Therefore, experiences indicate that there are some limitations in the System such as failure to assess the strength and severity of vulnerabilities of hospital, no observation of standards for disaster management in the design, constructing and equipping hospitals, and the absence of a model for evaluating the System. Accordingly, the conducted studies were investigated for probing the performance HICS. With regard to the role of health in disaster management, it requires advanced international methods in facing disasters. Using accurate models for assessing, the investigation of preparedness of hospitals in precrisis conditions based on components such as Command, communications, security, safety, development of action plans, changes in staff's attitudes through effective operational training and exercises and creation of required maneuvers seems necessary.
Jack Smith - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Using model-based simulation for augmenting Incident Command System for disaster response
2016 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), 2016Co-Authors: David Wood, Meenakshi Nagarajan, Subhashini Ganapathy, Michelle Cheatham, John Gallagher, Jim Gruenberg, Jack SmithAbstract:The National Incident Management System has become the dominant organizational model for the management of emergency and disaster response and recovery operations. The Incident Command System (ICS) provides reporting and operational templates that structure activities and the management of resources and communications during an Incident or event. In an emergency situation, information can be sometimes contradictory and may not be “clean”. In order for Command Officers to maintain good situation awareness of these dynamic situations, the System should be able to adapt by taking into account the type of information available, the specific task at hand, and knowledge derived from the information integration agent. This paper presents a design of ICS model and discusses the simulation architecture to support ICS Commanders to potentially minimize cognitive load on decision makers, exploit semantic relationships in reports and sensor data to advice of invisible occurrences to better reflect ongoing developments during crisis management.
Kristi L Koenig - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the hospital Incident Command System modified model for hospitals in iran
PLOS Currents, 2015Co-Authors: Ahmadreza Djalali, Vahid Hosseinijenab, Mahmoudreza Peyravi, Mahmood Nekoeimoghadam, Bashir Hosseini, Lisa Schoenthal, Kristi L KoenigAbstract:INTRODUCTION: Effectiveness of hospital management of disasters requires a well-defined and rehearsed System. The Hospital Incident Command System (HICS), as a standardized method for Command and control, was established in Iranian hospitals, but it has performed fairly during disaster exercises. This paper describes the process for, and modifications to HICS undertaken to optimize disaster management in hospitals in Iran. METHODS: In 2013, a group of 11 subject matter experts participated in an expert consensus modified Delphi to develop modifications to the 2006 version of HICS. RESULTS: The following changes were recommended by the expert panel and subsequently implemented: 1) A Quality Control Officer was added to the Command group; 2) Security was defined as a new section; 3) Infrastructure and Business Continuity Branches were moved from the Operations Section to the Logistics and the Administration Sections, respectively; and 4) the Planning Section was merged within the Finance/Administration Section. CONCLUSION: An expert consensus group developed a modified HICS that is more feasible to implement given the managerial organization of hospitals in Iran. This new model may enhance hospital performance in managing disasters. Additional studies are needed to test the feasibility and efficacy of the modified HICS in Iran, both during simulations and actual disasters. This process may be a useful model for other countries desiring to improve disaster Incident management Systems for their hospitals. Language: en
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is the hospital emergency Incident Command System effective during a sars outbreak
NEJM Journal Watch, 2005Co-Authors: Kristi L KoenigAbstract:In 2001, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations began requiring hospitals to use an Incident management System, such as the
