The authors also recommend that CBOCs should be included in community DM and EP plans in order to understand how to integrate resources in a disaster. Networking, planning, and interdisciplinary staff training between agencies to include CBOCs will bring a wealth of information of what CBOCs require to participate effectively in DM. Lessons learned from these partnerships can provide valuable information to facilitate resource allocation for acute care hospitals, which may be burdened with treating patients with minor medical issues when they should be focusing on providing care to those with catastrophic medical conditions.
Acknowledgments
This study and this material is the result of work supported with resources and the use of facilities at the VA Loma Linda Health Care System. Research in this publication was in part supported by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health D isparities of the National Institutes of Health under award number P20MD006988.
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