Doctor's Digest

What does your office need to do to prepare for an emergency? The answer to that question will depend on the structure and focus of your particular practice. Obviously, an ambulatory surgery center will have more complicated needs than a small outpatient practice. But the important thing is to ask yourself various contingency questions, such as this: How would we contact our patients if they were suddenly forced to leave town? And how would we access patient records if our office had to shut down?