decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2022 Issue 6 (June)
Amid escalating gun violence, consider tech, environment fixes to boost safety
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Article Overview
This article discusses how health care practices and facilities can respond to rising gun violence by reviewing security and access controls. It focuses on broad safety planning topics such as physical environment design, entry-point protection, visitor identification systems, staff awareness, and the operational and legal considerations that matter to administrators and practice managers.
Why This Topic Matters
The topic is relevant to health care organizations seeking to protect patients, staff, and visitors while evaluating security investments, workplace safety responsibilities, and potential liability concerns.
Article Sections
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Security upgrades for health care facilities
Introduces the need to reassess safety in clinical settings and describes broad categories of environmental and physical security improvements.
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Track your visitors
Focuses on visitor awareness, credentialing, and digital access-management approaches for monitoring who enters and moves through a facility.
What You Will Learn
- How health care facilities are thinking about security in response to violent incidents
- What broad types of physical and environmental safety improvements are being considered
- How visitor tracking and credentialing systems fit into facility security planning
- Why safety planning is also connected to workforce engagement and turnover
- What roles administrators, staff, and security planning may play in a safer practice environment
Who Should Read This
- Health care practice administrators
- Physician office managers
- Hospital and clinic leadership
- Facility and operations teams
- Security and compliance personnel
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