An HIT Solution for Clinical Care and Disaster Planning How One Health Center in Joplin MO Survived a Tornado and Avoided a Health Information Disas

This article describes the planning one health center undertook to secure its data so that it could be accessed after a disaster, and discusses why healthcare information technology must be a priority focus for planning. The authors advocate for increased federal funding and clear guidelines from federal planning partners in support of physical security, data back-up, and redundancy planning, as well as staff training to support these technology needs.