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The ability to reliably and quickly access video from anywhere at any time is something healthcare organizations have come to rely on.
- By Ken Francis
- Aug 02, 2021
In the past, the Lee Health security department installed many different analog video and access control systems to secure each site. Over time, the technology began aging and failing.
- By Despina Stamatelos
- Jun 01, 2021
Healthcare facilities were already a complex security environment due to the number of moving pieces and literal life or death situations faced daily.
- By Andy Bedlack
- Apr 01, 2021
With the waves of the COVID-19 pandemic spreading across our nation like wildfire in 2020, the new normal had to adapt itself quickly to all situations.
- By David Antar
- Mar 02, 2021
Security a hospital campus is very different from protecting a typical commercial building.
- By Stephen Martorano
- Aug 07, 2020
Today, there is significant increase in the number of hospitals, clinics and outpatient centers that are being built or remodeled across the country, in part due to the rise in demand for healthcare from an aging population and more access to health insurance.
- By Jeff Elliott
- Aug 07, 2020
Hospital safety and security is a series of if-then scenarios. If we can prevent patients from falling out of bed, then we can avoid serious, costly injuries.
- By Paul Baratta
- Jun 18, 2020
A malicious site imitating the WHO’s email system was created to collect the account information of the organization’s employees.
- By Haley Samsel
- Mar 26, 2020
The new policies, meant to protect elder privacy, have also drawn criticism because of the requirement that families notify care facilities before they install the camera.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 17, 2020
Some security experts and lawmakers have criticized the Department of Health and Human Services for failing to enforce privacy laws and fine organizations that did not protect patient records.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 14, 2020
The lawsuit argues that Mercy Hospital and SDI Security did not follow their own protocols by failing to issue alerts or initiating a lockdown of the building.
- By Haley Samsel
- Dec 10, 2019
In keeping with SwedishAmerican’s mission to deliver excellence in healthcare, they also maintain the highest level of care when it comes to keeping their patients, medical staff, and facilities safe.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Dec 01, 2019
A cyber attack on an IT services provider has had major consequences for nursing homes, some of which may have to close down if they do not gain access to crucial patient data.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 27, 2019
The legislation faces a tough road ahead in the Senate and a potential veto from the Trump administration, which opposes the current version of the bill.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 22, 2019
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill awarding millions of dollars in funding to UC Davis, which will teach healthcare providers intervention techniques for patients.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 21, 2019
The health organization realized during an investigation of an August breach that its systems had been breached several times prior to the known attack.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 14, 2019
In the latest ransomware attack scourge, three hospitals in Alabama were able to continue serving existing patients but said they could not take new cases.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 04, 2019
Security researchers found 11 significant vulnerabilities in devices that use the IPnet software, though there are no confirmed incidents involving takeovers of the devices.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 03, 2019
The hospital where a mentally ill veteran opened fire in an emergency room is also home to a congressional office.
- By Haley Samsel
- Sep 27, 2019