Which of the following occurrences may not qualify as a disaster?
A)A virus infects a walk-in clinic's electronic medical record (EMR) system and randomly deletes data on Friday afternoon.The IT staff is on vacation.
B)The rheumatology department of a multi-specialty clinic is without analog telephone access for two hours (computer network connections remain intact).
C)The health department is wiped out after a fire.
D)A hospital is without electrical power for 48 hours due to a hurricane and flooding.

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The loss of analog telephone access for two hours in one department of a multi-specialty clinic may not necessarily qualify as a disaster as there are still other means of communication available (i.e. computer network connections). The other options, such as an EMR system being infected and data being deleted, the destruction of a health department, and a hospital being without power for an extended period of time due to a natural disaster, have the potential to significantly impact patient care and access to healthcare services, and thus may be considered a disaster.

Which of the Following Occurrences May Not Qualify as a Disaster