Articles Tagged with ''healthcare''

Elevating healthcare with artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence-enabled video surveillance is being used to streamline field-level operations and manage healthcare facilities in a cost-effective way, while adding a layer of security and safety.

Hartmut Schaper

November 18, 2021

Smart video surveillance with artificial intelligence-enabled analytics can allow security leaders to gain efficiencies in response times, investigations and incident detection across healthcare organizations, all while protecting privacy and reducing false alarms.

Investigating violence prevention and healthcare workplace violence programs

Katarina R. Kemper, MSOL, CHPA

November 9, 2021

Review five studies concerning workplace violence (WPV) in healthcare settings to determine next steps for the security industry in raising worker morale and mitigating the risk of WPV in hospitals.

The urgent need for the healthcare industry to develop cyber-resiliency

Dr. Sanjaya Kumar

October 25, 2021

Healthcare is disproportionately targeted: 34% of all data breaches in the U.S. involve a healthcare organization. Yes, healthcare is a large industry, but we’re not that large. Here’s why security is such an issue for our critically important but increasingly fragile industry.

Clinical treatment of ransomware in healthcare

Shane Peden Michael Rezek

June 9, 2021

No health system should have to decide between improving patient care or covering the high cost of an unexpected ransomware attack. Examine the health and wellness of your IT infrastructure—just like a patient—to prevent long-term issues down the line.

Will 2020 be the cybersecurity wakeup call healthcare needed?

The pandemic exposed the need for hospitals to shore up security fundamentals and infrastructure, re-think incident response plans, and use tools rationalization to reduce coverage gaps.

Dan L. Dodson

June 1, 2021

For years, healthcare providers lagged their corporate counterparts when it came to cybersecurity. Recently, they made up significant ground, recognizing the need to allocate sufficient funds, focus on fundamentals, and outsource functions they cannot cost-effectively perform in-house. Unfortunately, 2020 threw a huge wrench in the works.

Genetec ALPR solution being used at University of Arizona for COVID-19 vaccination roll out

University of Arizona uses ALPR technology for vaccine roll-out

May 26, 2021

The University of Arizona vaccination site is using ALPR technology to help track vehicles into and out of the POD as well as identify issues in distribution and efficiency.

Infant protection technology for healthcare security

Infant protection: Advanced technology can ease the burden on healthcare security personnel

May 25, 2021

Each year, National Missing Children’s Day draws attention to the importance of developing greater protection for vulnerable children. Since more than 40 percent of all infant abductions occur in hospitals, it is crucial for security officers and directors to continue augmenting safety protocols and systems to protect newborns and their parents.

The insider risk within healthcare

April 1, 2021

A new report from Varonis finds that the average healthcare worker has access to 31,000 sensitive files on their first day of work.

Workplace violence rises, particularly for nurses, frontline workers

March 19, 2021

According to the Emergency Nurses Association, healthcare workers account for approximately 50% of all victims of workplace violence. But they're not the only ones either. There are reports of increased domestic violence and workplace violence around the world as a result of lockdowns from the pandemic, increased stress levels and a lower threshold for confrontation.

Patient care can garner extra value with video surveillance and artificial intelligence in the healthcare setting

AI moves beyond physical security to patient care

Dr. Harro Stokman

February 28, 2021

Repurposing video surveillance and artificial intelligence and analytics traditionally used for security initiatives within the healthcare space can increase positive patient interactions and bring additional value to your current electronic physical security solutions.

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