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Healthcare Security Alert

Browse through our recent and archived issues of Healthcare Security Alert-our four-page monthly insert covering strategies to improve your security plans.

November 01, 2012
Johns Hopkins study puts a new spin on hospital shootings

October 07, 2012
Continued awareness is key to preventing infant abductions

September 15, 2012
Taking action: What to do after a violent event occurs in your facility

August 15, 2012
What to do when domestic violence enters the workplace

July 16, 2012
Mobile panic buttons offer added protection for workplace violence

June 16, 2012
A new formula could be the predictor for security staff size

May 07, 2012
IAHSS releases security design guidelines

April 26, 2012
Preventing drug theft in the pharmacy

March 15, 2012
Florida hospitals battle state legislation on concealed weapons

February 01, 2012
Workplace violence committees take aim at prevention (February 2012 issue)

January 01, 2012
Talk it out: Use verbal techniques to avoid physical confrontations (January 2012 issue)

October 31, 2011
Preventing prisoner patient escapes (December 2011)

October 07, 2011
Decide how to handle legally carried guns in your facility (November 2011)

October 01, 2011
Healthcare settings may provide intervention for sexually exploited children (October 2011)

September 01, 2011
GAO erport puts spotlight on patient assualts (September 2011)

August 01, 2011
Establishing security’s responsibilities during a disaster (August 2011 issue)

July 01, 2011
Outsourcing security staff: Determining the need for third-party services (July 2011 issue)

June 01, 2011
You’re hired: Best practices for hiring security officers in the healthcare setting (June 2011 issue)

April 11, 2011
Creating an environment that is friendly and secure (March 2011 issue)
Johns Hopkins shooting grabs national attention (December 2010 issue)
Patient surge and security planning: What Israel can teach us (October 2010 issue)
Protecting ED staff members from violence (November 2010 issue)
Security considerations for psychiatric patients (January 2011 issue)
Security overhaul: Redesigning your security program (May 2011 issue)
Security’s involvement in suicide risks (February 2011 issue)
Studying the aftermath of the Tucson shooting (April 2011 issue)

March 01, 2011
Creating an environment that is friendly and secure

August 05, 2010
Preventing drills that go too far: Learning from one hospital's serious error (September 2010 issue)

July 13, 2010
TJC releases Sentinel Event Alert on violence (August 2010 issue)

June 02, 2010
Suspicious woman at MPMC later attempts kidnapping (July 2010 issue)

May 10, 2010
Annual security assessments become California law: Noncompliance becomes a crime (June 2010 issue)

April 20, 2010
Telling the disgruntled from the dangerous (May 2010 issue)

March 09, 2010
After the attack: MGH security shares experience (April 2010 issue)

February 10, 2010
Preparing for a high-profile forensic patient: One hospital shares its story (March 2010 issue)

January 21, 2010
Think past "big city" risks to defend against terrorism: Understand your hospital's vulnerabilities (February 2010 issue)

December 09, 2009
Threat assessment team helps protect employees, plus best security practices (January 2010 issue)

November 09, 2009
Computer forensics and information security: Prevent all kinds of theft (December 2009 issue)

October 16, 2009
Local incident prompts hospital to improve active shooter policy (November issue)

August 26, 2009
Forensic nurses learn to help solve crimes (October 2009 issue)

August 18, 2009
Outsourcing your security (September 2009 issue)

June 29, 2009
Surviving security budget cuts in a recession (August 2009 issue)

June 09, 2009
Prevent pharmacy violence (July 2009 issue)

May 05, 2009
Lessons learned, when the unimaginable happens (June 2009 issue)

March 31, 2009
Prepare security officers for emergencies involving hazardous materials (May 2009)

March 03, 2009
Eight steps to protect patients with dementia (April 2009)

January 29, 2009
The Weapons Dilemma: Should You Arm Security? (March 2009)

December 30, 2008
Forensic patients pose major security risks (February 2009)

December 08, 2008
Avoid violence in the emergency department (January 2009)

October 28, 2008
Healthcare’s ’dirty little secret’ can create a big security challenge (December 2008)

October 02, 2008
National political event tests one hospital's emergency operations plan (November 2008)

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