Patient Safety

Read: Improving Healthcare Safety and Security Through Design

Improving Healthcare Safety and Security Through Design

Due to an increase in mental health issues and violence in the general population, stronger safety considerations are needed in all areas of hospitals and clinics.

Read: Violence Against Hospital Security Officers Highlights Need for Retention Strategy Revisions

Violence Against Hospital Security Officers Highlights Need for Retention Strategy Revisions

Hospitals must regularly revisit their recruitment and retention strategies to best protect and keep their security employees.

Read: Tennessee Man, 5 Hospital Employees Sentenced for Conspiracy to Sell Patient Information

Tennessee Man, 5 Hospital Employees Sentenced for Conspiracy to Sell Patient Information

Authorities claim the former employees sold patient data to a man who then sold it to personal injury lawyers and chiropractors.

Read: 3 Ways to Stop Nurse Bullying at Your Healthcare Facility

3 Ways to Stop Nurse Bullying at Your Healthcare Facility

In one study, over 50% of nursing students reported seeing or experiencing nurse-on-nurse bullying during their clinical rotations.

Read: Are You Making These 9 Hospital Security Mistakes?

Are You Making These 9 Hospital Security Mistakes?

With many hospitals experiencing a labor shortage, it is important not to let basic hospital security protocols fall by the wayside.

Read: Elder Abuse Protections: Where Does Your State Fall On This List?

Elder Abuse Protections: Where Does Your State Fall On This List?

WalletHub’s annual report highlights how each state is protecting elders against abuse, including financial abuse as scammers increasingly target this vulnerable population.

Read: Cybersecurity Incident Forces Missouri Hospital to Divert Patients

Cybersecurity Incident Forces Missouri Hospital to Divert Patients

Liberty Hospital’s cybersecurity incident was discovered on Dec. 19 and continues to impact staff and potentially patient care.

Read: 14 Predictions for Campus Safety and Security in 2024

14 Predictions for Campus Safety and Security in 2024

From emotional safety to AI-enabled technologies, practitioners and solutions providers offer predictions on where the industry is headed.

Read: IAHSS Survey: Hospital Violent Crime Down, Simple Assault Up

IAHSS Survey: Hospital Violent Crime Down, Simple Assault Up

The survey also found hospitals using threat management teams as part of security operations has increased significantly.

Read: Pennsylvania Nurse Linked to 17 Nursing Home Deaths

Pennsylvania Nurse Linked to 17 Nursing Home Deaths

Prosecutors say the registered nurse administered lethal doses of insulin to 19 nursing home patients, 17 of whom died.

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