3
Term(s)
Acronym(s)
and/or Similar
Term(s) Definition Resource(s)
Hospital All-Hazards
Preparedness
All-Hazards
Continuity of
Operations Plan
Needs assessment
HAH
COOP
Identifies potential gaps in facility's plan(s). https://www.cdc.gov/phpr/healthcare/hospitals.htm
https://www.cdc.gov/phpr/healthcare/documents/DSNS-HAH_
Portfolio.Final.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/phpr/readiness/healthcare/documents/
hah_508_compliant_final.pdf
http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/268766/
Hospital-emergency-response-checklist-Eng.pdf
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-
Certification/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/Downloads/Survey-
and-Cert-Letter-14-12.pdf
CDC's Crisis and
Emergency Risk
Communication
CERC Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) communications
program based on public health
research, psychology, and emergency
risk communication. Provides manuals,
trainings, tools, and other resources to
help health communicators, emergency
responders, leaders.
https://emergency.cdc.gov/cerc/index.asp
Common Operating
Picture
COP
Common
Operational
Picture
Single, identical display of relevant
operational information for situational
awareness for on-scene and off-scene
personnel for effective decision making,
rapid staff actions, and mission execution.
https://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/imp_hos.pdf
https://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/imp_hos.pdf
Incident Management Terminology
