Security - June 2019
Florida hospital system adds metal detectors, visitor badges
BayCare Health has increased security measures at most of its facilities
6/27/2019
Threats to kill, rape, 'hunt down' common in Western Australia emergency rooms
Extreme threats, violence lead to a Violence Summit with Health Minister
6/27/2019
Report says hospital calls about ‘unwanted’ people leads to criminalizing mental illness
More than 100 people arrested for trespassing at five Portland hospitals and the metro area’s psychiatric emergency department from the summer of 2017 through the summer of 2018
6/26/2019
Guards at Chinese psychiatric hospital fired after escape of four patients
Group got through main exit by posing as visitors taking their relatives out for a break
6/25/2019
Prefabrication is changing healthcare construction and design
Prefabrication improves efficiency because it helps accelerate schedules and wastes less material
6/19/2019
Pennsylvania hospital gives up stun guns after wrongly using one on patient
Taser used to subdue a patient who was on suicide watch and became threatening and aggressive
6/18/2019
Are your vendors putting the PHI of your patients at risk?
Outsourcing can be a cost-effective move, but failure to properly assess and manage risks related to protected health information (PHI) can create legal and reputational issues for the organization
6/18/2019
Key aspects to updating your security infrastructure
Start by discussing plans for growth and development
6/14/2019
Healthcare facilities must adapt to changing cybersecurity threats
Patients’ role in cybersecurity expected to grow
6/14/2019
Canadian nurses union wants more security guards in hospitals
There have been more than 2,000 incidents last year
6/12/2019
Mayo Clinic food service co-worker stabs co-worker in cafeteria
The employee cafeteria closed during investigation
6/12/2019
Man hurt in shooting on Arkansas children’s hospital campus
Authorities call shooting at Arkansas Children’s Hospital a random incident
6/5/2019
