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Massachusetts Workplace Violence Prevention Bill Approved By Public Safety Committee

July 25, 2017

The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security approved a new law that would force health care facilities to take more action in preventing workplace violence.

Healthcare Data Compliance: Maintaining Integrity, Privacy and Security

Study Highlights Crime Rates and Workplace Violence in Hospitals

July 12, 2017

According to the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) Foundation's 2017 Healthcare Crime Survey, workplace violence continues to plague US hospitals.

Combating Complacency: Getting the Most Out of Your Data Breach Response Plan

Risk of Data Breaches at Hospitals is Greater at Larger Facilities, Teaching Hospitals

July 12, 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 led by a researcher at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.

From the ER to the Executive Suite, Hospitals Tighten Up

From the ER to the C-Suite, Hospitals Tighten Up Security

Behavioral health, the pharmacy, the ER and the labor-and-delivery areas remain large areas of security focus for hospitals.

Ed Finkel

June 1, 2017

Hospitals are places for healing the sick and wounded, but unfortunately given their necessarily open nature they can be challenging environments to physically secure – potentially leading to additional medical emergencies.

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.

Healthcare Data Compliance: Maintaining Integrity, Privacy and Security

For healthcare and healthcare data security managers – both physical and digital – it’s game on when it comes to cyber risks.

Jim Romeo

March 1, 2017

More than 5,000 vascular or thoracic patients seen between 2012 and 2015 at Sentara hospitals in Virginia. That’s what Norfolk, Virginia-based Sentara Healthcare discovered in November of 2016 within one of its third-party vendors.

IAHSS Announces New Board Members

November 6, 2016

The International Association for Health Security and Safety (IAHSS) announced its new 2017 board members.

Myron Love: Family-Focused Security

Sarah Ludwig

November 1, 2016

At Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, the pediatric teaching partner of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, being leaders in pediatric medicine, research, treatment, education and advocacy are the pillars of the facility’s mission statement.

Your #1 De-Escalation Technique: Customer Service

The path to ‘zero incidents’ starts with zero excuses.

Claire Meyer

October 1, 2016

Between illnesses, family tension and medical bills, hospitals are already harbors for stress, and nothing escalates a stressful situation into a dangerous one faster and more unnecessarily than poor customer service, says Jim Sawyer, Director of Security Services for Seattle Children’s Hospital.

Study Reveals Dramatic Drop in U.S. Hospital Violent Crime Rate

August 22, 2016

A study by IAHSS on hospital crime shows that overall, the rate of violent crime dropped dramatically from 2.8 incidents per 100 hospital beds in 2014 to .09 incidents per 100 beds last year, or a 68-percent decrease.