Nothing like the last month of summer to clean out the files in the arena of life safety compliance and healthcare security.
Without further ado, here’s a compilation of some news and advice for practitioners in the space as we close out another summer and look forward to the final...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 9
The International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) has released its Incident Categories and Data Analysis guidelines in which it...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 9
Last year, the healthcare industry hit a high of 45 million individuals affected by breach attacks, up from 34 million in 2020 and 14 million in 2018. That’s according to Critical Insight, which analyzes breach data that healthcare organizations report to the Department of Health and Human...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 9
This is the first of a two-part article where security leader Robert Nordby catches up with HLSC and looks at ways to prevent and mitigate active shooter events at healthcare facilities.
An active shooter situation is one of the most horrifying scenarios...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 8
The Joint Commission’s newly reorganized and revised Emergency Management standards do not address crisis of care standards now, but the accrediting organization will be considering them in the near future, said Jim Kendig, MS, CHSP, HEM.
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 8
This month, we continue our review of The Joint Commission’s new and revised workplace violence (WPV) prevention requirements effective January 1, 2022. The Joint Commission issued three new elements of performance (EP) to existing standards and two revised EPs.
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 8
Ted Saunders is a certified fire protection specialist and a certified Life Safety Code®(LSC) specialist in the healthcare arena. He is the president of Patriot Fire & Life Safety Consulting and is an expert in the following areas:
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Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 8
The International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) has released updated guidance on use of force in healthcare security settings.
Use of force in healthcare environments involves a variety of circumstances, including patient restraint, patient elopement, involuntary...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 8
Paul Calderwood is a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, a Certified Fire Protection Specialist, a Certified Fire Plans Examiner, and a certified Fire Inspector and Instructor. He holds a master’s degree in emergency management and is an international speaker on that...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 7
Lauris Freidenfelds, senior project manager for Telgian Engineering & Consulting, says there are many takeaways from the new and revised standards out of TJC:
WPV prevention is an organizational responsibility, not something relegated to the security department
