Surviving Harvey: Disaster preparation issues for medical practices hit by hurricanes

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* 1. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the Texas Medical Association surveyed those medical practices affected by the hurricane and found that ______ physicians closed their practices temporarily because of the storm.

26%

54%

65%

89%

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* 2. Which insurance type is crucial to help during the difficult financial period in the aftermath of a disaster?

Hurricane policy

General Liability policy

Windstorm policy

Interruption of Business policy

Hazard policy

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* 3. Hurricane preparedness plans should include plans for which of the following?

Inventory tracking

Facility restoration services

Data storage

Availability of temporary accommodations

All the above

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* 4. Post-Hurricane Harvey surveys revealed there is a need to improve communications with all the following EXCEPT:

Patients

Staff

Emergency services

Other constituents

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* 5. Which type of coverage should have enough payout to replace an asset (I.E. building)?

Actual Cash Value

Replacement Cost

Liability Coverage

Depreciative Value

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* 6. Some administrators suggest implementing a disaster plan before an actual disaster hits based on which of the following?

Trigger points

Actionable items

Event trackers

Social media

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* 7. Which data storage option provides the quickest recovery option?Offsite backup

Cloud storage

Offsite Backup

Both are equal