Hospital and healthcare security / Tony W. York, Don MacAlister.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

York, Tony W., author.

MacAlister, Don, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hospitals--Security measures.

Hospitals.

Health facilities--Security measures.

Health facilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (751 p.)

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; Waltham, Massachusetts : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Building on the foundation of the previous five editions, <i>Hospital and Healthcare Security, 6th Edition</i> 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, <i>Hospital and Healthcare Security, 6th Edition</i> 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

Contents:

Front Cover; Hospital and Healthcare Security; Copyright; Contents; About the Authors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Special Acknowledgement of Russell Colling; CHAPTER 1 - THE HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT; CATEGORIES OF HEALTHCARE; TYPES OF HOSPITALS; NONHOSPITAL SIDE OF HEALTHCARE; DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS; STAFFING THE MEDICAL CARE FACILITY; THE HEALTHCARE SECURITY ADMINISTRATOR; THE JOINT COMMISSION; THE ENVIRONMENT OF CARE COMMITTEE; THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2 - PROTECTING A HEALING ENVIRONMENT

DEFINING HEALTHCARE SECURITYBASIC RATIONALE OF HEALTHCARE SECURITY; EVOLUTION OF HEALTHCARE SECURITY; SECURITY, RISK MANAGEMENT, SAFETY; DEVELOPING THE SECURITY SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGICAL DETERRENTS; BASIC SECURITY PROGRAM OBJECTIVES; EXTERNAL FORCES; BODY OF KNOWLEDGE; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3 - HEALTHCARE SECURITY RISKS AND VULNERABILITIES; BASIC HEALTHCARE SECURITY RISKS/VULNERABILITIES; PRIMARY SECURITY RISKS; FACILITY SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4 - SECURITY MANAGEMENT PLANNING; SECURITY MANAGEMENT PLAN; SECURITY STRATEGIC PLAN; REFERENCES

CHAPTER 5 - MANAGING THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF HEALTHCARE SECURITYCUSTOMER SERVICE; MAINTAINING AN ORDERLY ENVIRONMENT; PREVENTATIVE PATROL; INCIDENT REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION; RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FOR SERVICE; SECURITY COMMUNICATIONS; PARKING AND TRAFFIC CONTROL; ACCIDENT REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION; SECURITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING; APPLICANT BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION; REACTION TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EMERGENCIES; ENFORCEMENT OF RULES AND REGULATIONS; ACCESS CONTROL; LIAISON WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AUDITS; LOCKS AND KEYS; OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES

PUBLIC/EMPLOYEE/COMMUNITY RELATIONSREFERENCES; CHAPTER 6 - SECURITY DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION AND STAFFING; SECURITY FUNCTION REPORTING LEVEL AND SUPPORT; SYSTEMS (MULTIFACILITY) SECURITY MANAGEMENT CONTROL; TYPES OF SECURITY STAFF; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7 - LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; DEFINING LEADERSHIP; LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES; THE SECURITY LEADERSHIP ROLE; LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT; THE HEALTHCARE SECURITY SUPERVISOR; MOTIVATION; PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8 - THE HEALTHCARE SECURITY OFFICER; THE SECURITY OFFICER; SELECTING SECURITY PERSONNEL

FULL-TIME VERSUS PART-TIME SECURITY OFFICERSWAGE COMPENSATION; RETENTION; PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 9 - THE SECURITY UNIFORM AND DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT; UNIFORMS; USE OF FIREARMS; OTHER SECURITY AND DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT CONSIDERATIONS; USE OF FORCE; TRAINING; SECURITY OPERATIONS MANUAL; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 10 - TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT; TRAINING CONCEPTS; NEW SECURITY OFFICER TRAINING; IAHSS PROGRESSIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM; IAHSS BASIC SECURITY OFFICER TRAINING; IAHSS SUPERVISORY TRAINING; SPECIALIZED OR SUPPLEMENTAL TRAINING; ELECTIVE TRAINING

TRAINING RESOURCES AND RECORDS REQUIREMENTS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 06, 2015).

ISBN:

0-12-420062-1

OCLC:

904209867