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Emergency Preparedness Flu Surge Ventilator Study

Medical Strategic Planning Professional Information Transforming North American Healthcare Markets™. TM. Emergency Preparedness Flu Surge Ventilator Study. A Brave New World for Which The U.S. Is Not Yet Prepared. There is a critical need of valid & reliable healthcare information. 2.

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Emergency Preparedness Flu Surge Ventilator Study

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  1. Medical Strategic Planning Professional Information Transforming North American Healthcare Markets™ TM Emergency PreparednessFlu Surge Ventilator Study

  2. A Brave New World for Which The U.S. Is Not Yet Prepared There is a critical need of valid & reliable healthcare information 2

  3. NJ’s Influenza Pandemic Plan… • States “facility may need to request additional (ventilators) from new sources… make arrangements in advance.” • NJ, using FluSurge software, will determine number of ventilators available based on flawed “one ventilator per ICU bed” ratio. 3

  4. Are inaccurate & therefore dangerous Based on invalid assumptions Incorrectly equates “gas machines” with ventilators The FluSurge Software Assumptions… 4

  5. MSP Ventilator Study • MSP has launched a nationwide ventilator study to collect accurate and comprehensive data on the installed base of ventilators. • Ventilators deployed by clinical location, type of facility, location, supplier. • Data will be useful for validating or revising flu surge capacity plans. 5

  6. Provider Ventilator Network List • Research captures the degree of preparedness of all facilities participating in the survey. • Identifies NEMA contacts for EMACs • Participating facilities may opt to be on or off of the Emergency Contact list. • Identifies primary and secondary ventilator suppliers for each provider. • Identifies ventilator Service Quality information for primary and secondary vendors. 6

  7. Improper Emergency Preparedness PlanningResults in Ill-preparedness for the Surge

  8. For Information on Obtaining This Data Medical Strategic Planning 5 Shelbern Dr., Lincroft, NJ 07738-1324 Ph 732-219-5090 Fax 732-219-5066 Emailinfo@medsp.com www.medsp.com www.ehrselector.com Key Contacts For Questions On This Study: Betty Gasch – President Arthur Gasch – CEO and Founder 8

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