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Hospital and Healthcare Security

Hospital and Healthcare Security, Fourth edition, is a complete resource for healthcare protection planning and programming. The book offers thorough and fully updated coverage of… Read more

Description

Hospital and Healthcare Security, Fourth edition, is a complete resource for healthcare protection planning and programming. The book offers thorough and fully updated coverage of the primary health and security issues hospitals and healthcare agencies face including infant protection and security, animal and research laboratory security, hospital watch programs, and the relationship between hospital security and law enforcement.Written primarily for use by the healthcare protection administrator, it also serves as a reference for any hospital security officer, supervisor or administrator. This book presents a complex and diverse security focus in a readable and understandable format.

Key features

Covers the latest security guidelines for adherence to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.Updated edition includes information for all forms of health care service including: assisted living, home care, skilled care, accute care, and outpatient services for local, state, and federal facilities.Contains all the information needed to start and run a fully-operational health care security department.

Readership

Security managers who manage security for hospitals and health care facilities

Table of contents

Profile of the Hospital Environment, Security risk/vulnerabilities, The Concept of Hospital Security, Documentation: Records or Reports, Security Relationships with Patients and Visitors, Security and Law Enforcement Agencies, Employee Security Involvement, Investigations, Physical Security, Architectural Layout and Design, Emergency Planning and Operations, Major Security Concerns, Special Security Concerns, Parking Control and Security, Index.Full updates on all the above as well as the latest security guidelines for adherence to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

Review quotes

"The most compelling aspect of the book, and indeed the reason to read the book, is Colling's attention to security issues that affect the healthcare industry almost exclusively."—Access Control & Security Systems Integration

"The book is well-written and includes all issues related to health care security."—Hospitals & Health Networks

"The author does a good job of providing information for all sizes of health care organizations. It includes the latest security guidelines to meet Joint Commission standards." —Hospitals & Health Networks

"Colling does a good job balancing all aspects of the security picture, allowing the reader to choose the type of security best suited for his or her facility."—Security Management

Product details

About the authors

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Tony W. York

Tony W. York, CHPA, CPP is an influential leader in the healthcare security field with over 30 years of healthcare security executive experience. He is a past president of IAHSS (‘07-’08) and a long-standing leader of the Council on Guidelines. He is also a founding member and contributing author to the Security Design Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities. He has won numerous awards for his contributions to the advancement of healthcare security. He is board-certified in security management with Certified Protection Professional designation and Distinguished Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator. He holds an Executive MBA from the University of Denver, M.S. in Loss Prevention and Safety from Eastern Kentucky University, and a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice from Appalachian State University. He is currently Executive Vice President – Healthcare for the Paladin Security Group and the founder and principal consultant for FlyBox, LLC, a safeness consultancy.

Affiliations and expertise
Executive Vice President, Healthcare, Paladin Security Group; Founder and Principal Consultant, FlyBox, LLC, CO, USA

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Russell Colling

Russell L. Colling, CPP, CHPA, M.S. Security Management - Michigan State, has worked for over 40 years in healthcare administration and healthcare security management and is also the founding president of the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS). Mr. Colling was formerly the Executive Vice President of Security Services at Hospital Shared Services of Colorado. He has authored two books with the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and also has extensive experience in security litigation cases.