Given the complexity of the health care environment and the threats to patient safety and quality care, collaboration with other members of the health care team is vital. Fortunately, there are many organizations investing significant time in providing helpful resources and recommendations.
Impact on Japan's Economy. The Triple Disaster devastated Japan's economy in four ways. First, it destroyed 138,000 buildings and cost $360 billion in economic damage. This is more than the $250 billion cost estimate for Hurricane Katrina.
Japanâs 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami: Economic Effects and Implications for the U.S. Congressional Research Service 2 modest overall; however, the effects could be more profound in the near term and on specific sectors and firms for which trade and investment with Japan is particularly important.