Articles Tagged with ''hospital security''

Preventing Healthcare Crime With Access Control and ID

August 1, 2012

In August 2010, the International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety (IAHSS) published a survey of healthcare security executives which revealed an increase in violent crimes within the reporting hospitals.

Changing Culture to Stop Workplace Violence

Felix P Nater

May 1, 2012

Healthcare institutions have managed workplace violence with measurable success, despite the challenges faced in hospitals, emergency rooms, mental health, nursing homes, long-term care and community healthcare facilities. The magnitude of the problem is astounding – its devastating impact looms mightily in the hearts and minds of boards of directors, C-suites and security directors as both a real institutional threat and a contentious business reality facing healthcare today.

Terror Training Anticipating NATO Meeting

Hospital Security in Dirty Bomb Training as NATO Chicago Meeting Approaches

Healthcare Involved in Training Lessons

May 1, 2012

Military, DHS, healthcare security and hospital medical staff just conducted a training exercise specific to a dirty bomb attack related to the upcoming NATO meeting in Chicago.

iSecurity in March Showcases Prevention Advice

Workplace Violence Incidents at Two Hospitals as Security Seeks Prevention Strategies

Continuing Problem Deserves Continuous Attention

February 24, 2012

Two recent workplace violence incidents point to the need for security attention. The free iSecurity Virtual Show March 8 features a workplace violence prevention expert among many events and activities.

Diane Ritchey

January 3, 2012

What do a global news and information company, a large utility, a Fortune 500 electronic commerce and payment processing provider, a diverse hospital and a local government have in common?

Calif. Hospital Faces $50,000 Fine After Infant Abduction

December 18, 2011

The Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is facing a $50,000 fine after a state oversight agency reviewed the circumstances surrounding an infant kidnapping from the hospital’s Mother Infant Unit in 2009.

Secure, Yet Open

A conversation with hospital security professionals

Diane Ritchey Laura Stepanek

November 22, 2011

Keeping staff and patients safe while maintaining an open facility is just one of the challenges facing security teams in hospital and healthcare settings. Security and SDM find out more from both ends of the syringe: healthcare end users and integrators. Diane Ritchey, editor of Security, and Laura Stepanek, editor of SDM, recently spoke with end users and integrators in healthcare security about what drives this important market.

Superior Care, Every Day Through Video Surveillance

November 22, 2011

Rockford Memorial Hospital, Rockford, ILL, the community’s first hospital, opened its doors in 1885. Over the years, the organization built its reputation on its quality doctors, leading-edge technology, comprehensive services and outstanding facilities.

As California Goes, So Goes the Nation?

November 22, 2011

California now requires that hospitals conform to minimal security standards by laying out required guidelines. This law is confined to the state of California, but it has national implications. Some hospital security executives believe that it is just a matter of time before these standards begin to appear in Environment of Care Standards required by the Joint Commission.

EasyLobby Visitor Management Protects Patients, Staff and Visitors at Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities

November 22, 2011

Hospitals and healthcare facilities need to professionally manage guests entering the lobby, account for who is entering the facility and screen for unwanted visitors.

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Articles Tagged with ''hospital security''

Preventing Healthcare Crime With Access Control and ID

Changing Culture to Stop Workplace Violence

Hospital Security in Dirty Bomb Training as NATO Chicago Meeting Approaches

Workplace Violence Incidents at Two Hospitals as Security Seeks Prevention Strategies

Beyond the Box: Security That Works

Calif. Hospital Faces $50,000 Fine After Infant Abduction

Secure, Yet Open

Superior Care, Every Day Through Video Surveillance

As California Goes, So Goes the Nation?

EasyLobby Visitor Management Protects Patients, Staff and Visitors at Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities

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