If a patient presents with a fever and vesicular/pustular rash, hospitals and other healthcare providers should be prepared to take a combination of standard, airborne, and droplet infection control precaution in case it is monkeypox, according to the CDC.
In recognition that armed conflicts can have a wide-ranging impact, the HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (ASPR TRACIE) has put together a list of resources for such things as preparing for traumatic injuries...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 5
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in its March 2022 cybersecurity newsletter reported that throughout 2020 and 2021, hackers have targeted the healthcare industry...
You may think world events such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine should not factor into your emergency preparedness planning. But the FBI has warned hospitals to be on alert for attacks from Russian-sponsored cyber hackers. And only three days after Russian troops initiated hostilities against...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently issued guidance for the formulation of threat assessment and management teams. “Through identifying and managing potential threats, these teams provide alternatives to investigation and/or prosecution for bystanders who are actively seeking...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 4
In February, Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Congressman Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) introduced the Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes Act (Pro Codes Act), which would safeguard public access to important federal rules and regulations.
In recognition that armed conflicts can have a wide-ranging impact, HHS' ASPR TRACIE has put together a list of resources for such things as preparing for traumatic injuries, cyberattacks, biological and...
Lauris Freidenfelds has been in the healthcare security arena long enough to recognize it’s not about turning security team members into law enforcement agents. The two aren’t equivalent and never will be.
“Security has a role, and I've always looked at this as a...