Resources

Do you have a BAA in place with each of your Business Associates?  Here is a free template for you.

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/model-business-associate-agreement.pdf

Curious as to what the rules are if you must inform a patient of a breach?  

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/breach-notification/index.html

Questions about how to properly dispose of protected health info - either paper or electronic

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ocr/privacy/hipaa/enforcement/examples/disposalfaqs.pdf

Click here to electronically file a breach

https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/wizard_breach.jsf?faces-redirect=true

This will help you to conduct regular risk assessments to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in the offices's information systems

https://www.healthit.gov/sites/default/files/page/2019-07/SRAInstructionalPresentation.pdf

This should be posted in all offices in San Diego, in addition to the Federal and CA min wage posters.  

English:

https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2024-mwo-notice-english.pdf

Spanish:

https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2024-mwo-notice-spanish.pdf

Chinese:

https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2024-mwo-notice-chinese.pdf

Vietnamese:

https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2024-mwo-notice-vietnamese.pdf

Tagalog:

https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2024-mwo-notice-tagalog.pdf

This should be posted in all offices in California, in addition to the Federal and (if applicable) county min wage posters.  

https://www.laborposters.org/california/447-california-minimum-wage-poster.htm

Have questions about your emergency plans or about emergency exits in the office?  Here is a a FAQ sheet from OSHA.    

https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/emergency-exit-routes-factsheet.pdf

Do you need an eyewash station log?  Remember that monthly inspections are an OSHA requirement.  

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PXKLfyQA2uzbQu3TR6xNSXGP6fE43YX8/view?usp=sharing

Do you need a 300A or B log?  Ensure you are using the correct forms here:

https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/OSHA-RK-Forms-Package.pdf

Would you like to see a sample of an Earthquake Preparedness plan?  

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQbk2LJ0GnkcVMB_mdEzALQ_fLCyxv608czgc1sIVM8b-g-C5l35JOiaRbN6JV48FM8fraSYnTEm1Uq/pub

Also, here is a link to register to participate in the Great Shakeout on an annual basis:

https://www.shakeout.org/

Have a Hep B Decline form emailed to you

https://socalmedtraining.ck.page/5432f5b725

Does your office choose to use fire extinguishers in the event of an emergency?  If so you can get your local San Diego and Orange County fire extinguisher training scheduled from here:

https://www.firehawksafety.com/

https://services.cintas.com/paid-search/fire-protection/fire-extinguisher-services/san-diego/

Does your office have their workplace violence prevention plan in place?  Find the exact guidelines here: 

https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/dosh_publications/WVP-Health-Care-fs.pdf

Here are the NIOSH guidelines to do a risk assessment of Workplace Violence for your facility

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9206999/

Here is OSHA's workplace violence prevention log template

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSSXaIURgZkRzxBN5e1xePnEeGfPXShDL2zygOB-GXJu4SRfJaqX_gDoqHwbchgo-saF3hvMxzv69xh/pub

Get this template to print your own secondary container SDS labels: 

https://www.reddit.com/r/chemistry/comments/qqznfn/ghs_label_template_free_for_use/#lightbox

Do you have patients who need to get rid of their empty, expired or partially used perscription drugs?  You can direct them to one of these sites in San Diego: 

https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/bhs/Prescription_Drug_Drop-Off_Site_Interactive_Map.html