Policy Manual sample

MDT Home Health Care Agency, Inc. • Detect public health threats • Detect infectious cases (case finding) • Monitor trends in a target population • Monitor exposed individuals for symptoms • Monitor treated individuals for complications • Direct public health interventions • Evaluate public health interventions • Generate hypotheses for further evaluation 10. Communicate Findings, Communicate preliminary assessments and recommendations (letter, memo), Prepare interim/final reports, Risk communication strategy. Report Must include (as Agency’s Guide): I. TITLE The title should contain, at a minimum, the type of outbreak, location, and date. II. SUMMARY The Summary section should contain all of the key facts that describe what happened. It should be brief and concise. The information can be explained and elaborated in other sections of the report. 1. The Summary should include the following information: • Date and place of outbreak • Number exposed • Number interviewed • Numbers of suspect, probable and confirmed cases • Number hospitalized • Number of deaths • Key statistics (see below) • Causative organism • Control measures • Recommendations III. INTRODUCTION The Introduction can be brief, and should set the scene for the investigation. It should include: • Date of initial report • Agency that received the initial report • Place and date of the outbreak • Name and official title of the person submitting the report IV. BACKGROUND The Background section should provide relevant information about the community and population in which the outbreak occurred, such as: Home Health Agency Nursing Care & Procedures K-162