One problem identified in Gustav evacuation was the inability of the sending facility to get follow-up information with regard to status and/or location of the patients they sent. Will the National Mass Patient and Evacuee Movement, Regulating, and Tracking System resolve this problem?
Christy Music: Yes, and I appreciate that question. What we are proposing is that fixed facilities that enter their patients’ or general population evacuees’ data into the System would be able to receive or view information on their patients’ or evacuees’ location, as they move through transportation and care. Authorized users from within the fixed facility could know the evacuee’s current location, and may have access to an audit trail of their previous locations.
