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In years past those that were hired to perform security duties were referred to as Watchmen or Security Guards. For the most part they were nothing more than an employee or contracted service [...]

Have you performed an assessment of you behavioral health security measures in your mental health unit, or your processes for the handling of mental health patients in your emergency department? [...]

In the city of Los Angeles this past week, in a period of two days, security officers found themselves under attack by heavy gunfire. In one case two mall security officers confronted a suspected [...]

Although many business owners would agree that crime prevention is important, all one has to do is look at their window advertising to see that their priorities may be in the wrong place. [...]

Pictures have GPS information embedded that lets others know where the pictures were taken. This includes your cell phone camera. Disable Global Position System (GPS) encoding in your phone or [...]

What is a hospital Security Consultant?  Seems like a fairly easy answer; someone that advises healthcare organizations on security standards and assists them in resolving security issues.  [...]

Did you know that your organization is liable for the safekeeping and management of the personal belongings of your patients? The fact is you are probably on the hook even if you have them sign a [...]

We all know to what extent our employers go to insure compliance with HIPAA, and yet there are almost daily breaches of Protected Health Information (PHI) somewhere in the country. It has been [...]

Businesses need to have firm policies on how employees will deal with aggressive customers. Workplace Violence in Retail Violence in the retail sector has increased.  In the past the most a [...]

Today another senseless active shooter incident was carried out in an elementary school of a small Connecticut town.  A gunman, with several weapons, entered the school office and started [...]