Eight murders, five hospitals, three months: reactions and actions.
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Homicide↗
Biomedical subjects
R R Rusting
Publications and source records attributed to R R Rusting.
On guard! New threats test security measures. Are you ready?
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.↗
Barbarians at the gates? Combating some new threats to hospital security professionals.
This article shows how security directors can answer simplistic security formulas used by some consultants and contractors with meaningful measurements. It presents ideas and approaches for cost-cutting, and may help the security director, if called on, to cut costs in a way that will continue to provide the most security per dollar spent.
Consultants↗
Twenty-three scams to watch out for.
Some schemes--designed to steal your facility's revenue and/or property--that you should be aware of. They could cost you millions.
Crime↗
Food service theft--stopping the dollar drain.
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Food Services↗
Avoiding liability for hospital parking security in the 21st century.
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Accidental Falls↗
Baby switching: an underreported problem that needs to be recognized.
Baby switching is a problem that has been underreported in the past but that can have the same impact on a healthcare facility as an infant kidnapping. This article discusses incidents of baby switching at various medical centers that have taken place in the past few years and the precautions being taken by those facilities as well as others to prevent such occurrences.
Crime↗