HAPevolve/Healthcare Preparedness Solutions

The Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) has always relied on timely situational awareness, data-driven decisions, and coordinated communication across multiple departments. What’s changing now is how  that information is gathered, analyzed, and shared. Artificial intelligence (AI) is being increasingly integrated into these workflows to enhance speed, accuracy, and foresight.   AI-Enhanced Situational Awareness   Traditionally, incident commanders rely on manual status updates from units,...

Part 2: The Business Case for AI and Staff Retention   In Part 1  of this series, we looked at the ways artificial intelligence (AI) can support—not replace—your existing workforce. In Part 2, let’s look at the ways this technology can support your business needs and the pitfalls to avoid.   The Issue   When you're facing projected workforce shortages in the tens of thousands, you don't solve the problem through recruitment alone. The pipeline can't keep up. Investing in your existing...

Part 1: Investing in People, Not Replacing Them.   Every emergency manager knows the drill: when a crisis hits, you work with the team you have, not the team you wish you had. But what happens when the crisis is the team itself?   Health care is facing a workforce shortage threat that shows few signs of letting up. The Association of American Medical Colleges anticipates a shortage of over 85,000 physicians  by 2036, while other projections suggest we'll be short up to 3.2 million health care...