Security - June 2017
Complying with Joint Commission and CMS standards
Standards can offer a template for designing security programs
6/29/2017
Healthcare security urged consider the impact of Sentinel Event Alert No. 57
The Joint Commission recently issued Sentinel Event Alert No. 57, 'The Essential Role of Leadership in Developing a Safety Culture'
6/27/2017
Minnesota hospital has seven security breaches in eight months
If further violations are found and aren’t fixed, Fairview can lose federal healthcare funding
6/22/2017
Employee background checks key to security plan
Background checks among the first items to get cut when money is tight
6/19/2017
Hospital reviewing security after woman impersonates staffer
Indiana woman entered several restricted areas of the hospital
6/16/2017
Hospital to increase security after attack on surgeon
Victoria, Australia, has doubled funding for security in public hospitals after attack
6/16/2017
OSHA investigates Minnesota ED after patient sexual assault
University of Minnesota Medical Center-Fairview has increased patient monitoring in the ED and enhanced video monitoring, among other changes
6/6/2017
Kansas lawmakers vote to allow healthcare facilities to ban guns
State law requires most public places to allow concealed firearms by this summer or install security at entrances to keep weapons out
6/6/2017