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Employee Abuse Tops List of Healthcare Security Concerns

Access control, cameras and culture change are among the remedies security directors have in mind.

July 3, 2018

Violence perpetrated against employees by patients, their families, and unauthorized visitors – including estranged members of employees’ own families – tops the list of concerns and threats for healthcare security directors.

Greater Hospital IT Security Doesn't Mean Fewer Cyberattacks

June 13, 2018

Using more IT security in healthcare doesn't equate to fewer data breaches, according to a study.

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Is Armed Security the Key to Better Hospital Safety?

How Parkview Health is employing armed security officers to secure its facilities and reduce crime

Ed Finkel

May 9, 2018

Hospitals can be dangerous places. From 2012 to 2014, healthcare institutions reported a 40 percent increase in violent crime, with more than 10,000 incidents mostly directed at employees.

Workplace Violence Prevention Plans Now Mandatory for California Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities

May 2, 2018

Effective April 1, 2018, California became the first state to require all acute-care hospitals and skilled-nursing facilities to develop and implement comprehensive workplace violence prevention plans.

IAHSS Publishes Guideline for Patient Violence Response

April 24, 2018

“Violence stemming from patients and patient visitors present considerable risk and concern to the healthcare industry. Healthcare Facilities (HCFs) should establish specific violence prevention and aggression management policies, processes and practices to deter, identify and manage violent events.”

Joint Commission Urges Hospitals to Address Workplace Violence

April 23, 2018

A new sentinel event alert from the Joint Commission said healthcare workers and organizations need to do better on reporting and preventing workplace violence.

Exploring the Wide-Ranging IoT Risks in Healthcare

While impacts may vary, risk mitigation strategies work in all domains.

Clyde Hewitt

March 13, 2018

In today’s world, the Internet of Things (IoT) is ubiquitous and holds great potential, but also brings security concerns. While IoT devices are being used across industries, the healthcare industry’s experiences with insecure devices provide valuable lessons to heed.

G4S Increases Safety at Healthcare System

February 1, 2018

A local hospital system that serves more than 365,000 patients per year was facing challenges with its current security program. As one of the largest hospitals in the region with more than 4,200 employees, the hospital’s leadership team wanted to ensure that the thousands of staff, patients and visitors could enter the hospital knowing it was safely secured.

Risk of Data Breaches at Hospitals is Greater at Larger Facilities

December 20, 2017

The risk of data breaches at U.S. hospitals is greater at larger facilities and hospitals that have a major teaching mission, according to a study by a researcher at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.

Workplace Violence Plaques Staff in Ontario hospitals

November 28, 2017

Sexual assaults, a life-altering concussion, shattered faces, fractured bones, and brain injury are some of the workplace violence injuries sustained by Ontario health care staff.