Shocking reports of gunshots in hospitals and physician offices, assaults on residents in long-term care facilities, and attacks on staff workers in all types of healthcare settings make the news every week. So-called “mercy killings” by patient relatives, infant abductions, and theft of healthcare equipment are also part of the mosaic of security risk management issues along the continuum of care. Using an enterprise risk management (ERM) approach, Glasson and Rozovsky, demonstrate why security is a risk management issue for all healthcare settings and provide specific strategies for addressing the potential for physical and psychological harm as well as reputational loss.
By the end of the program participants should be able to:
• Describe critical security risks exposures in a variety of healthcare settings.
• Examine potential risk management exposures found in the absence of effective security systems and processes.
• Discuss a practical ERM approach to address security in various healthcare settings.