Biomedical Engineering Reference
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proper repair of loaned equipment which
resulted in patient injury.
6.
Demobilization procedures
: The recipient
hospital is responsible for the rehabilitation
and prompt return of the borrowed equipment
to the donor hospital.
4.
Supervision
: The patient-receiving hospital
will designate the patient's admitting service,
the admitting physician for each patient, and,
if requested, will provide at least temporary
courtesy privileges to the patient's original
attending physician.
5.
Financial and Legal Liability
: Upon admis-
sion, the patient-receiving hospital is respon-
sible for liability claims originating from the
time the patient is admitted to the patient-
accepting hospital. Reimbursement for care
should be negotiated with each hospital's
insurer under the conditions for
admissions
without precertification requirements
in the
event of emergencies.
6.
Notification
: The patient-transferring hospital
is responsible for notifying both the patient's
family or guardian and the patient's attending
or personal physician of the situation. The
patient-receiving hospital may assist in noti-
fying the patient's
C. Transfer/Evacuation of Patients
1.
Communication of request
: The request for
the transfer of patients initially can be made
verbally. The request, however, must be
followed up with a written communication
prior to the actual transferring of any patients.
The patient-transferring hospital will identify
to the patient-accepting hospital:
a. The number of patients needed to be
transferred.
b. The general nature of their illness or condi-
tion.
c. Any type of specialized services required,
e.g., ICU bed, burn bed, trauma care, etc.
2.
Documentation
: The patient-transferring hosp-
ital is responsible for providing the patient-
receiving hospital with the patient's complete
medical records, insurance information and
other patient information necessary for the
care of the transferred patient. The patient-
transferring hospital is responsible for tracking
the destination of all patients transferred out.
3.
Transporting of patients
: The patient-
transferring hospital is responsible for coor-
dinating and financing the transportation of
patients to the patient-receiving hospital. The
point of entry will be designated by the patient-
receiving hospital's senior administrator or
designee. Once admitted, that patient becomes
the patient-receiving hospital's patient and
under care of the patient-receiving hospital's
admitting physician until discharged, trans-
ferred or reassigned. The patient-transferring
hospital is responsible for transferring of
extraordinary drugs or other special patient
needs (e.g., equipment and blood products)
along with the patient if requested by the
patient-receiving hospital.
family and personal
physician.
D. Clearinghouse Function
The H-MARS provides the means for the hospitals
to coordinate among themselves, and as a unit to
integrate with (name of local) emergency manage-
ment agency, (name of local) public health depart-
ment, police, and emergency medical services
during a disaster event.
The clearinghouse serves as the data center
for collecting and disseminating current infor-
mation about equipment, bed capacity and other
hospital resources during a disaster (see appen-
dices). The information collected by the Commu-
nication Center is to be used only for disaster
preparedness and response.
In the event of a disaster or during a disaster
drill, hospitals will be prepared to provide the
communication center the following information:
1. The total number of injury victims your emer-
gency department can accept, and if possible,
the number of victims with minor and major
injuries
