Developing a Disaster Plan or COOP (Continuity of Operations) 1. The first step in this project is to find a disaster in the news that will be your "model" for your COOP. The disaster can be any that are discussed in the Emergency Planning Power Point. 2. Review the documents on Canvas - Week 7 Module - The AHIMA Disaster Toolkit and the Practical Disaster Planning for Healthcare Facilities. 3. After viewing the Disaster Planning Power Point slide of the HIM department functions, decide upon what functions will need to be ongoing, suspended, or still function with limited staff in your fictitious HIM department with your "disaster". Once you have made that decision, start your COOP. Think about the following questions when making your determination. New CMS emergency preparedness requirements focus on continuity of operations The 2016 Centers for Medicare