Key control technology and guard tour systems can help healthcare facilites enhance their security and asset management, according to an article on the Source Security website.
The shift to technology as a main line of defense is having a significant impact on healthcare facilities' physical security strategy.
A physical key control and management system can be tailored to record the access history of each key, including user, date and time of check-out/return information.
User-friendly PC application software can complement the system and deliver real-time polling transactions, status, alarm and reporting capabilities.