Security - January 2017
Video surveillance can curb drug thefts
Height markers should be placed at exits to help identify suspects and video cameras should be positioned at strategic locations
1/31/2017
IoT integration one of video surveillance's newest upgrades
Latest video surveillance systems designed to overcome challenges that come with a healthcare environment
1/31/2017
Nova Scotia emergency rooms to get security upgrade
Report makes 12 recommendations to improve safety
1/27/2017
Preparing for an active shooter
American Hospital Association webinar outlines steps to prepare for a gunman
1/27/2017
Hospital safety measures have changed since 1998 infant kidnapping
Kidnapping of Kamiyah Mobley from a Jacksonville, Fla., hospital just hours after birth spurred a dramatic increase in hospital security
1/20/2017
Conman sells fake fire safety glass to healthcare facilities
Fake fire-resistant glass was sold to hospitals and primary schools across Ireland and the U.K.
1/19/2017
Healthcare facilities boost security after attempts to abduct infant
A woman was escorted out of multiple hospitals in Tacoma area
1/17/2017
Hospitals warned of potential terrorist attacks
The United States Department of Health and Human Services sent a letter to officials in the public health sector
1/12/2017
Controlling healthcare facility middleware security vulnerabilities
Middleware has great potential for mitigating healthcare IT interoperability issues
1/12/2017
IoT may open healthcare industry to more cyberattacks
The IoT will lead to many benefits, but with connectivity comes the risk of an increase in attacks
1/10/2017
Patients, visitors hide in safe room during waiting room brawl
More security called for because 'no one was available' when the violence erupted
1/9/2017
Window design can support mental health treatment
Windows can serve as patients' primary connection to the outdoors, according to an article on the Behavioral Health website
1/9/2017
Maintaining physical safeguards for patient information
Healthcare facilities urged to consider all physical assets containing PHI
1/6/2017
2016 saw a 63% hike in major healthcare cyberattacks
Report says U.S. hospitals lack new technologies and best practices to protect itself
1/5/2017
Armed inmate escapes N.C. hospital in leg shackles
Patient fled Cape Fear Valley Medical Center emergency department with a police officer’s Taser
1/4/2017
Security and staff stop a shooting at Fla. healthcare facility
Security officers disarmed a man who fired a rifle inside a Veteran Affairs facility
1/3/2017