A hospital is required by law to have contingency plans for many situations. What information is maintained in a disaster?

Disaster contingency planning includes protecting and maintaining vital records—essential information needed to keep the hospital operating and recover after an emergency. HIPAA laws are regulations, not records maintained by the hospital for disaster recovery; Social Security numbers and equipment manuals are not the best answer here. The correct choice is vital records.

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