Items Tagged with 'hospital safety'

Controlling the flow of people in a healthcare facility is essential to keep staff, patients, sensitive documents, medications and equipment secure.

In this AMA episode, Holly Rasche, Director of Security Management Services at Northwest Community Healthcare, shares lessons from her 26-year career.

Hospital security must be vigilant about who is granted access to the premises to ensure the safety of hospital doctors, nurses and other staff.

Dayton Children’s Hospital is set to deploy new gunshot detection technology. The technology comes as part of the hospital’s overall safety strategy.

The smart badges market has been projected to reach a value of $50 billion in the next 10 years due to increasing demand for better access control.

The Bassett Healthcare Network has expanded its K-9 security unit and will continue expansions in 2023, aiming to bolster physical security.

Healthcare organizations have been targeted by ransomware due to numerous factors, including theft of valuable health data and inadequate security.

Five violent incidents took place in U.S. hospitals throughout June 2022. Healthcare security leaders should examine their safety procedures to prevent workplace violence.

The Third-Party Vendor Risk Management in Healthcare report from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) provides an overview of the third-party vendor security risks healthcare organizations face.

A majority of healthcare workers experienced workplace violence (WPV) in April 2022, with 96% of hospital nurses experiencing WPV last month.