Reframing Disaster Planning with Quality Improvement Methodology Using Family Reunification as a Case Study

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• Michelle Pintea; Anna Lin; Julie Shelton; Rachel Charney; Sarita Chung
PMID: 40104943DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2025.52

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This research article describes how using quality improvement methods can help make disaster planning better, especially for reuniting families after emergencies. The article uses family reunification as an example to show how these methods can find problems and create solutions more effectively. It explains that by working together and making small changes, organizations can improve their plans and keep people safer during disasters.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Family; Public Health; Disaster Medicine; Quality Improvement

Institutions: Children's Hospital at Montefiore; Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford; Dell Children's Medical Center; Saint Louis University; Boston Children's Hospital

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