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What is Contingency Plan

Handbook of Research on Quality and Competitiveness in the Healthcare Services Sector
A contingency plan is competent planning that gets an organization ready for unforeseen events in the future.
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Strategic Pathway Determination for a State Hospital in Terms of an Integrated Facility Management System
Erman Gedikli (Istanbul Medipol University, Turkey) and Yeter Demir Uslu (Istanbul Medipol University, Turkey)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8103-5.ch024
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to develop strategies to provide effective, efficient, and patient safety facility management in a public hospital. Exploratory sequential mixed method research design was employed. Quantitative approaches were used in the second stage of the investigation after qualitative methods in the first stage. The universe of the research consists of all the staff. The criterion sampling technique was applied during the qualitative phase. In the first phase 39 managers were interviewed individually as part of data collection process. To assess the priority of the need group, the AHP questionnaire was used to seven managers in ultimate decision-making positions during the second phase of data collecting. Finally, decision-makers should prioritize taking action to address the needs identified under the respective topics of emergency preparedness and business continuity, human factors, and communication, respectively. The environmental management and sustainability was determined as the last priority group.
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Torrential Floods and Soil Erosion: Review on Characteristic Examples and Prevention Praxis in the Republic of Serbia
A plan developed to assist with managing a gap in capability to ensure services are maintained. This plan describes organized and coordinated courses of action with clearly identified institutional roles and resources, information processes and operational arrangements for specific actions at times of need. Contingency planning can be done as deliberate planning or immediate planning as it seeks to address gaps on an as needs basis.
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Disaster Management and Continuity Planning in Libraries: Changes since the Year 2000
A plan that allows an organization to respond appropriately to a specific type of unplanned event.
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