Full Description
Building on the foundation of the previous five editions, Hospital and Healthcare Security, 6th Edition includes new and updated chapters to reflect the current state of healthcare security, particularly in data security and patient privacy, patient-generated violence, and emergency preparedness and management. The recognized leading text in the healthcare security industry, Hospital and Healthcare Security, 6th Edition explains the basics as well as higher expertise concerns, such as the roles of design, emergency management, and policy. Conveying a wide spectrum of topics in an easy to comprehend format, Hospital and Healthcare Security, 6th Edition provides a fresh perspective for healthcare security professionals to better prepare for security issue before they occur.
Contents
1: The Healthcare Environment2: Protecting a Healing Environment3: Healthcare Security Risks and Vulnerabilities4: Security Management Planning5: Managing the Basic Elements of Healthcare Security6: Security Department Organization and Staffing7: Leadership and Professional Development (NEW)8: The Healthcare Security Officer9: The Security Uniform and Defensive Equipment10: Training and Development11: Deployment and Patrol Activities12: Program Documentation and Performance Measures13: Patient Care Involvement and Intervention14: Human Resources and Staff Responsibilities15: Employee Involvement and Security Awareness16: Investigative Activity17: Security Design Consideration for Healthcare (NEW)18: Physical Security Safeguards19: Electronic Security System Integration20: Preventing and Managing Healthcare Aggression and Violence21: Areas of Higher Risk22: Areas of Special Concern23: Parking and the External Environment24: Non-Acute Facilities and Off-Campus Programs and Services (NEW)25: Emergency Preparedness: Planning and Management26: A Primer for Healthcare Executives
