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Children's Hospitals Admissions for Suicidal Thoughts or Actions Double

May 5, 2017

The number of children and adolescents admitted to children’s hospitals for thoughts of suicide or self-harm more than doubled during the last decade.

Workplace Bullying: How Security Professionals Can Help

Bullies poison their work environment with low morale, fear, anger, gossip and depression. The employer pays for this in lost efficiency, absenteeism, high staff turnover, severance packages and lawsuits.

Jim Sawyer

April 1, 2017

Workplace bullying is not a topic often explored by enterprise security professionals. However, this will likely change in the coming years, given the scope and the immensity of the problem.

Antiobiotic-Resistant Bacteria Named in New List

Kylie Bull

April 1, 2017

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first-ever catalogue of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health.

Insider Tips for Building Your Cybersecurity Team

Don’t allow your biggest security vulnerability to be your lack of cybersecurity talent.

Tim McIntyre

March 1, 2017

Today’s center of gravity in cybersecurity is shifting, pulling the skills and experience of cyber defenders in new directions. In most companies, this situation has led to a convergence of responsibilities between physical security, information security and cybersecurity teams, and an increased commitment to “staffing-up” of dedicated “cyber defenders.”

Newly Identified Antibodies Target Zika

Kylie Bull

February 1, 2017

Chinese researchers have identified two Zika antibodies from an infected patient that could provide mice with complete protection against the mosquito-borne virus.

Ebola Vaccine Proven to be Protective

Kylie Bull

February 1, 2017

An experimental Ebola vaccine initially developed by the Public Health Agency of Canada has proven to be “highly protective” against the deadly virus in a major trial in Guinea, according to results published on December 23 in The Lancet.

How to Secure a Healthcare Facility that Works with Mentally Ill Patients

December 15, 2016

Increasingly, security in hospitals and healthcare facilities are dealing with patients who are mentally ill and/or suicidal. In a webinar, Jim Sawyer, Director of Security for Seattle Children’s Hospital, explained how to identify, support, plan and train for what some experts refer to as an exponential increase in patients who need and require special mental health support.

Healthcare Workers Need More Protection from Workplace Violence

December 15, 2016

Hospital employees victimized by violence on the job are forced to take time away from work at a rate that's five times higher than workers in other occupations, according to a report.

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin

OSHA Contemplates Workplace Violence Standard for Healthcare, Social Assistance Workers

December 15, 2016

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a Request for Information (RFI) as to whether a standard should be developed to address workplace violence in the healthcare and social assistance sectors.

Healthcare Providers Slow to Adopt Patient Payment Tech

December 15, 2016

A Healthcare Operations and Technology Survey found slow adoption of web- and automated phone-based payment technologies in healthcare organizations.

Security teams have never had more visibility. We’ll explore how a new decision layer is helping security teams move from detection to decision. Turn alerts into decision-ready context, reducing reliance on manual triage and enabling faster action.

In this webinar, speakers will share key insights from the report, including why today’s threat environment demands greater maturity and how to evaluate your organization’s current security posture.

Hospitals & Medical Centers
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Children's Hospitals Admissions for Suicidal Thoughts or Actions Double

Workplace Bullying: How Security Professionals Can Help

Antiobiotic-Resistant Bacteria Named in New List

Insider Tips for Building Your Cybersecurity Team

Newly Identified Antibodies Target Zika

Ebola Vaccine Proven to be Protective

How to Secure a Healthcare Facility that Works with Mentally Ill Patients

Healthcare Workers Need More Protection from Workplace Violence

OSHA Contemplates Workplace Violence Standard for Healthcare, Social Assistance Workers

Healthcare Providers Slow to Adopt Patient Payment Tech

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