title: Review of hospital preparedness instruments for National Incident Management System compliance.
abstract: No standard exists by which to evaluate a hospital's compliance for the National Incident Management System (NIMS). The instruments available and in use today for the evaluation of hospital preparedness have variable adherence to the principles and elements set forth in NIMS. This is especially evident in the areas of command and management and communications and information management. The use of NIMS as a standard remains itself in question because of its lack of focus on the health care environment and incomplete list of pertinent elements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA. jjenki36@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: J Lee
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: Gabor D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Kelen
authors.forename: Lauren M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Sauer
authors.forename: Kimberly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Fredericksen
authors.forename: Melissa L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: McCarthy
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000592:standards*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D054527:Mass Casualty Incidents; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States