Security - April 2018
Decoding healthcare facility door locking requirements
Designing compliant locking arrangements can be a challenge
4/30/2018
Benefits of wireless access control for healthcare facilities
Ease of installation is one reason to consider wireless access control
4/27/2018
Joint Commission issues new sentinel event alert on violence against healthcare workers
Healthcare workers four times more likely to be victimized, including physical and verbal violence
4/26/2018
Security tightened after St. Louis VA suicide
St. Louis suicide one in a string of self-inflicted veterans' deaths
4/24/2018
West Australia's hospital staff to get anti-stab vests, personal alarms
The initiative will be rolled out over three years
4/24/2018
What healthcare must understand about cybersecurity
Healthcare organizations continue to be the subject of attacks by hackers seeking access to patient data for resale on the black market
4/24/2018
Violence prevention plans now mandatory in Calif. hospitals
California is the first state to require plans in all acute-care hospitals and skilled-nursing facilities
4/23/2018
Mo. nursing home cited after three residents found outside in freezing temperatures
Inspectors: Autumn View Gardens assisted living facility in Creve Coeur put residents in imminent danger
4/23/2018
German shepherd added to security team at Indiana hospital
Dog trained to sniff out bombs and firearms
4/17/2018
2010 report showed security gaps at Yountville Veterans Home
The state-run veterans home had security shortcomings that the California Highway Patrol identified in 2010
4/16/2018
Dealing with elderly patient wandering, elopement, part 2
The number of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia is skyrocketing
4/16/2018
Mass. hospital employee charged with placing hidden camera in bathroom
The hospital said no patients or visitors were impacted by the incident
4/13/2018
California's new workplace violence law could be a model for federal legislation
Nurses organizations laud a new California law that requires employers to provide workplace violence training
4/13/2018
Man with crossbow taken into custody outside Fresno hospital
The man reportedly had been escorted from the hospital and took the loaded crossbow out of a backpack
4/12/2018
Madison hospital cited for 7 'deficiencies' following NICU abuse
CMS report shows UnityPoint-Meriter hospital was issued a 'statement of deficiencies' for seven issues in hospital operations and patient care
4/11/2018
Woman sues Michigan hospital after she is attacked in ER
A video shows a man running up behind the woman and striking her in the head with his fist
4/10/2018
Vegas hospital CEO: 'Drill like it's the real thing'
CEO of hospital that treated victims of October shooting spoke to Utah healthcare officials
4/10/2018
La. lawmakers advance bill that would allow cameras in nursing home rooms
Some nursing home operators are opposing the bill
4/9/2018
Oregon fines mental health facility after workers suffer hundreds of attacks
Workplace regulators have fined the Unity Center for Behavioral Health $1,650 for failing to take steps to prevent future assaults
4/5/2018
New guidelines created to curb healthcare workplace violence
Healthcare facilities urged to establish a process and team to deal with violence
4/3/2018
Feds say University of Maryland hospital violated rules in patient dumping case
University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown cited for violating patient rights and several patient safety and hospital management regulations
4/2/2018
