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Using Mobile Duress Pendants to Protect Hospital Staff

November 15, 2013

Violent crime in schools or public places might get all the press, but healthcare employees often face violent patients or visitors as part of their day-to-day routine.

Series of Missteps Uncovered in San Francisco Patient Death

November 15, 2013

Two weeks after her disappearance, San Francisco General Hospital patient Lynn Spalding Ford’s body was discovered in a stairwell by a hospital engineer.

IAHSS President: Access Control a Growing Issue for Healthcare Facilities

November 15, 2013

As healthcare security leaders endeavor to ensure the safety of employees, patients and their visitors, tightened surveillance and access is a growing trend, and the need has been met with the integration of new technology, including advanced security cameras, biometrics and fingerprint readers.

CentraCare improves patient care and strengthens security with Axis network cameras

Upgrading Surveillance to Improve Patient Care

November 15, 2013

The growing CentraCare umbrella encompasses four hospitals, four long-term care facilities, nearly a dozen clinics and numerous specialty services throughout Minnesota.

Holistic Approach to Security Helping Hospitals Improve Care

November 15, 2013

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center is that state’s only hospital dedicated to caring exclusively for children. The 187-bed not-for-profit facility also serves as the primary teaching hospital for the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.

New HD Cameras Help Increase Security at Sites

Watching Over Staff and Patient Safety at Alberta Health Services

November 15, 2013

It’s normally associated with catching “bad guys” in the act, but video surveillance is becoming more than that. New video technology is improving the care and safety of patients, visitors and staff in Alberta Health Services health facilities.

Webinar Review: Healthcare Security: A Great Story to Tell

November 15, 2013

In this webinar, Eric Smith, CPP, Director of Security for Exempla Healthcare, endeavored to explain how to prove security’s value to not just the C-Suite, but to the whole enterprise. Hint: It involves some clever dabbling in public relations.

Gordon M. Snow: Investing in Human Capital

“Our job is to provide exceptional care, service and quality through cost reductions, by performing more powerfully and continually refining our security and business acumen in parallel.”

November 5, 2013

“There is no longer a time in any field that you can be a good leader and be deficient in any area of managerial core competency. Leaders have to be comfortable being uncomfortable,” says Gordon Snow, chief of protective services for The Cleveland Clinic. “The environment is increasing in complexity. Education and training can provide you with many of the tools you need to make better decisions, but there isn’t always a formula to help you make the right decision.

Public Health Costs of Gun Violence Top $2 Billion Annually

November 4, 2013

It costs more than $2 billion every year in hospital charges to treat victims of firearms-related injuries, according to a study released at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA).

Anthem Memory Care Standardizes Access Control for Agile Response

October 22, 2013

Standardized access control gives the caretakers at Anthem Memory Care the agility they need to respond to incidents efficiently, giving them more time to focus on what is most important: the residents.

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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Using Mobile Duress Pendants to Protect Hospital Staff

Series of Missteps Uncovered in San Francisco Patient Death

IAHSS President: Access Control a Growing Issue for Healthcare Facilities

Upgrading Surveillance to Improve Patient Care

Holistic Approach to Security Helping Hospitals Improve Care

Watching Over Staff and Patient Safety at Alberta Health Services

Webinar Review: Healthcare Security: A Great Story to Tell

Gordon M. Snow: Investing in Human Capital

Public Health Costs of Gun Violence Top $2 Billion Annually

Anthem Memory Care Standardizes Access Control for Agile Response

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