Pandemic Simplifying Expense Tracking During a Disaster April 22, 2020 by Addison Shaw Expense tracking is key during the recovery phase. This data not only helps a response team create corrective actions and implement them for future responses, but may also help it secure reimbursement from FEMA (if eligible.) It can also be used to support insurance claims. Read more »
Communication & Collaboration Closing Communications Gaps in Emergency Response April 9, 2020 by Addison Shaw We can, at times, see a breakdown of our communication pathways. A situation like the COVID-19 pandemic may be the perfect time for your team to find those holes, as extreme stress and conditions of the event will make those gaps clear. Let's identify some of the gaps, and what you can do to prevent them from developing in future crises. Read more »
Pandemic Part 3: Practitioner Panel: Continuity in the Face of Coronavirus March 24, 2020 by Addison Shaw In this webinar series, we've explored the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), the disease it causes (COVID-19), and how our body responds to it and pathogens like it. Now, we're going to look at it from the perspective of a practitioner. In this entry of the webinar series, four of Veoci's continuity, planning, and response practitioners discuss what the pandemic means for practitioners across all industries and sectors. Read more »
Pandemic Part 2: Coronavirus: Immune Response to Viruses March 19, 2020 by Addison Shaw In our continuing series on COVID-19(Coronavirus), we partnered with Dr. Paula Kavathas, Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Immunobiology at the Yale University School of Medicine, to learn more about how viruses work, how the body responds to the invaders, and impact of vaccines on disease prevention. Read more »
Pandemic Part 1: Coronavirus: Updates in an Evolving Story March 12, 2020 by Addison Shaw As both emergency management and continuity software providers and practitioners, we understand the positive impact all information can have over the course of a response or activation. To help those responding to the pandemic, we've partnered with Marie Louise Landry, M.D., from Yale New Haven Hospital and Yale School of Medicine, to provide accurate information about the coronavirus and enable responders fighting its spread. Read more »
Pandemic What Does COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Mean for Business Continuity? March 6, 2020 by Addison Shaw Everyone wants to do what they can to not only stay healthy, but also limit the infectability of COVID-19. At the individual level, practicing good hygiene and heeding the advice of health officials and professionals will contribute to keeping others safe and healthy. We should also ask what organizations and businesses can do in the wake of COVID-19. What could a case of COVID-19 mean for business continuity? How should your business respond, and what's the best way to do so? Read more »
Aviation Operations Management Not Just Part 139: Finding Value in All Airport Inspections February 27, 2020 by Addison Shaw While Part 139 inspections (for the airports that should or opt to pursue the FAA certification) are important, airport managers should also give their attention to other airport operations. Inspections, whether they're done as Part 139 requires or not, play critical and functional roles across all sides of an airport. Read more »
Communication & Collaboration APIs and Integrations: Connecting Your EOC’s Tech Ecosystem February 13, 2020 by Addison Shaw API-driven data exchanges and communications are a significant advantage for EOC managers and stakeholders responding to events. Because of the importance of information during an emergency, the single system environment APIs can create is something all emergency managers should implement in their EOCs. Read more »
Business Continuity The CCPA, Incident Response, and Business Continuity January 28, 2020 by Addison Shaw There are notable differences between the two laws, however, and those differences are worth a discussion. In a past blog, we explored the impact of the GDPR on crisis management and business continuity, so we're going to do something similar for the CCPA. What does the CCPA mean for incident response and business continuity? Read more »
Emergency Management Utilities The Benefits of Cloud-Based Emergency Management January 16, 2020 by Addison Shaw Today's platforms are extremely robust, offering emergency managers multiple tools and flexibility during both daily operations and emergencies. And to do this, these platforms take advantage of today's most enabling computing technology, which includes the cloud. Read more »
