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Visitor Management in Healthcare: Balancing Openness with Security
Hospitals and clinics are designed to be welcoming and accessible—but when visitor access isn’t carefully controlled, healthcare organizations expose themselves to unnecessary risk.
Why Public-Private Security Collaboration Is No Longer Optional
Public-private collaboration directly contributes to both public safety and organizational resilience. When private sector initiatives align with public safety goals, the impact is amplified.
Why Weapons Detection Alone Won’t Protect Your Healthcare Facility
Healthcare facilities face growing pressure to “do something” about violence—but jumping to tech solutions can backfire. Discover why leading systems are reframing weapons detection as one tool within a broader, risk-aligned security strategy that reflects their operational priorities and patient care values.
Why Hospital Violence Demands Boardroom Attention
Workplace violence is reshaping hospital operations—impacting staff safety, care delivery, and financial performance. As these incidents grow more frequent and costly, they demand executive-level attention. This article explores how health system leaders can move safety from a reactive function to a strategic imperative that supports workforce stability and organizational resilience.
Maturing Your Physical Security Program Starts with Foundational Governance
Many healthcare security programs have developed reactively, lacking clear governance structures that align with modern risk realities. Establishing foundational governance—through defined organizational ownership, a formal charter, and aligned risk management practices—is essential to maturing these programs and protecting people, assets, and reputation.
Supplemental Security Assessments in Healthcare
The annual comprehensive security risk assessments required by various laws, regulations, and compliance bodies are essential components of a healthcare security program. However, leading and lagging indicators can arise anytime, signaling that a supplemental security review is appropriate or urgently needed. This article explores the key signals to watch for to keep your security program in alignment with your ever-evolving care environment.
Using Counterintelligence to Protect the Cyber – Physical Gap
The recent Wall Street Journal article, “U.S. Secret Service, CISA Host Cybersecurity Training for Critical-Infrastructure Directors” (Rundle, 2024), highlighted the need to understand the often-overlooked network penetration risks that exist beyond standard cybersecurity protection tools and methods.