Ann Pickren serves as President, Enterprise Solutions at OnSolve, a leading provider of cloud-based notification and collaboration tools. Ann has a background in Information Technology (IT) and IT Management, and she has spent over 20 years in consulting and consulting management in the fields of IT and its applications across the enterprise for process improvements, crisis communications and business continuity and emergency notifications.
Enterprise decision makers know to “expect the unexpected” when it comes to business continuity planning. But the increasingly complex threat environment is challenging organizations as never before to prepare for an expanding range of incidents.
College administrators and managers focus on planning for every possible emergency scenario in advance of each upcoming school year. However, new threats always emerge that will test your people and processes.
The International Association of Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) recently released new guidance on how to help healthcare officials address visitor and patient violence in hospitals. Patient violence – whether it is physical or verbal – not only threatens human life and the well-being of hospital staff but also threatens patient safety and creates an unhealthy work environment.
