Security - October 2018
Protecting healthcare IoT devices
Every healthcare IoT device from insulin pumps and diagnostic equipment to Remote Patient Monitoring is a potential target
10/30/2018
Should the Hippocratic Oath extend to protecting patient data?
One line in the modern version of the Oath stands out: 'I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know'
10/30/2018
Woman assaulted twice inside Tacoma hospital
Tacoma General moved her to another wing after the first assault
10/29/2018
Houston healthcare facility focusing on security issues
Ben Taub Hospital has had multiple acts of violence in recent years
10/25/2018
Video surveillance can boost healthcare facility security
A network video system offers a wide range of possibilities to make a hospital less attractive for break-ins and robberies
10/22/2018
Front-line healthcare workers link violence to growing meth crisis
Violent incidents at the Health Sciences Centre has already doubled the number for all of last year
10/19/2018
N.J. hospital's violence prevention program focuses on diffusing situations
RWJ University Hospital Hamilton has decreased the need for security interventions by 42 percent
10/18/2018
Access control: Strategies and tactics for successful upgrades
Effective upgrades of door hardware and security technology requires understanding options and making smart specification decisions
10/15/2018
Washington hospitals seeing increased level of violence
The increase coincides with a spike in the rate of patients who, after being charged with crimes, were found not competent to stand trial
10/15/2018
Chicago nursing home security catches 'ghost' on CCTV
Guard posts footage on Facebook, where it has racked up more than 2.5 million views
10/12/2018
How healthcare facilities can stop cyber-criminals
Healthcare data breaches are in the consumer collective consciousness and organizations are more aware of the issue
10/12/2018
Hackers, mattresses among top ECRI health tech hazards
The threat of hackers targeting remote access to healthcare systems as named the most pressing issue
10/10/2018
Report says 47 percent of emergency doctors have been assaulted at work
Seventy-one percent said they had witnessed the assault of a colleague
10/9/2018
Nurses share stories of abuse on the job
Over the last 10 years there has been an 110 percent increase of violence against nurses
10/8/2018
Canadian hospital security guards facing increased violence due to meth crisis
Union invites health minister to sit in an emergency room to see dangerous situations
10/8/2018
Poor air quality prompts hospital to warn of infection risk
The issue involved a failure to maintain adequate positive air pressure in three operating rooms and two labor and delivery suites
10/8/2018
Cybersecurity called key 2019 challenge for healthcare executives
Other top issues included data and analytics, total consumer health, population health services, value-based payments and the digital healthcare organization
10/3/2018
