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6.2.5Safety Standard
Special requirements

Outbreak Preparedness and Management Plan

An outbreak response protocol is established with rapid cluster investigation, isolation capacity scaling and statutory communicable disease notification.

Compliance Criteria

  • 1Written Outbreak Preparedness and Response Protocol with escalation triggers
  • 2Statutory electronic notification of infectious diseases (e-Notifikasi) within legal timeframes
  • 3Contact tracing procedure for multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) and viral clusters
  • 4Debrief reports following cluster containment with documented systemic improvements

Hospital Self-Rating

Rated by Dr. Tan Mei Ling on 24 Jan 2026

Evidence frozen on 30 March 2026 (14 days before survey)

"Outbreak preparedness protocols and e-Notifikasi procedures for communicable diseases are established with rapid contact tracing mechanisms."

AccrediSense Intelligence
thin

Evidence documents establish procedural intent but lack documented verification records for the current audit period.

Unverified criteria:
  • Contact tracing procedure for multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) and viral clusters
  • Debrief reports following cluster containment with documented systemic improvements
Derived from AccrediSense Evidence Engine · 1 document(s) attached with 2 unverified criteriaGovernance disclosure (1.4.1.4)

Evidence Documents (1)

PolicyAcceptedScore: 91/100

Hospital Outbreak Management Plan & Communicable Disease Protocols

36 pages · EN, MSValid: 2025-05-01 to 2028-05-01
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Person-in-ChargeInfection Control Officer & Consultant Microbiologist
Head of DepartmentHead of Clinical Services & Consultant Physician
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Surveyor Authority PaneAssigned: Dr. Mohd Anis Haron (Lead Surveyor)

Surveyor Rating

Committed 15 Apr 2026

Outbreak management plan and e-Notifikasi communicable disease reporting pathways are functional with rapid cluster investigation protocols.

Conduct annual simulation exercise for high-consequence infectious disease reception.

Maintain high outbreak preparedness.