March 7, 2011

Industry-Specific Questions for BCM Programs – Healthcare

Questions & Answers from Protiviti's "Guide to Business Continuity Management, Frequently Asked Questions"

This section of Protiviti's "Guide to Business Continuity Management Basics – Frequently Asked Questions" focuses on BCM programs in the healthcare industry. Topics covered include: How do healthcare organizations consider technology downtime (especially unscheduled or extended downtime) in their business continuity programs? How would system outages prevent operations from continuing to deliver medical care following emergencies? And, does the organization rely on automated information systems to the extent that operations would cease during a long-term outage?