New Federal regulations affect healthcare providers and amateur radio

• OVERVIEW

The Webinar will center around: Introduction to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service regulations (CMS.gov), vulnerabilities facing medical facilities, businesses, and emergency communications provided by Amateur Radio.Amateur Radio’s primary purpose for existing is to provide backup communications in times of disaster. The webinar presents methods used to provide communications when Internet and Phone Systems are not accessible due to human-made or natural disasters.

• LEARNING OBJECTIVES

CMS Regulations for Medical Facilities

• Backup Communications Systems
• Vulnerabilities in phone and Internet
• Introduction to Amateur Radio
• Where to Look for Backup Communications in Your State
• Homeland Security Shared Resources (SHARES) Defined and How they can Help Your Organization

• WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND

Communications infrastructure vulnerability to disasters in the United States (U.S.) is significant; medical facilities accepting Medicare or Medicaid patients are required to have a backup communications system, or they may lose funding.Voice and digital communications within and between facilities is not the only risk; the U.S. Power Grid Infrastructure is an easy target: facilities need to have a backup power source. 

• WHO WILL BENEFIT?
• Hospital CEOs
• Doctors
• All medical facility staff
• Patients and families of patients will benefit from the webinar