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Strayer University
CIS 349 – Information Technology Audit and Control
Healthcare Facility Contingency Planning
Task 3: Healthcare Facility Contingency Planning
Imagine a healthcare facility with multiple branches in different regions.
Describe the organization's primary functions, critical medical equipment, and potential threats,
including public health emergencies and data breaches.
Write a 10-15 page paper discussing the importance of contingency planning in healthcare and
how it can enhance patient safety and organizational resilience.
1. Develop a contingency plan for the healthcare facility, including BIA, IRP, DRP, and
BCP components.
2. Detail policies and procedures related to patient care, data security, and emergency
response.
3. Explain the implementation processes for maintaining the facility's readiness and
compliance with healthcare regulations.
4. Create a hypothetical public health emergency scenario (e.g., a disease outbreak) and
describe how the contingency plan addresses patient care and staff safety.
5. Address ethical considerations related to patient confidentiality and equitable access to
healthcare services during emergencies.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
●Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins
on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check
with your professor for any additional instructions.
●Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the
professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are
not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
●Explain risk management in the context of information security.
●Develop a disaster recovery plan for an organization.
●Summarize the various types of disasters, response and recovery methods.
●Compare and contrast the methods of disaster recovery and business continuity.
●Explain and develop a business continuity plan to address unforeseen incidents.
●Describe crisis management guidelines and procedures.
●Describe detection and decision-making capabilities in incident response.
●Develop techniques for different disaster scenarios.
●Evaluate the ethical concerns inherent in disaster recovery scenarios.
●Use technology and information resources to research issues in disaster recovery.
●Write clearly and concisely about disaster recovery topics using proper writing
mechanics and technical style conventions.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper,
and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 200 Healthcare Facility Contingency Planning
Criteria
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Below 60% F
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