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NEW Healthcare Security Industry Guidelines, 13th Edition Available Now

Wednesday, April 7, 2021  
Just Released: Healthcare Security Industry Guidelines, 13th Edition
The Healthcare Security Industry Guidelines, 13th Edition are intended to be applicable to healthcare facilities of all sizes and risk profiles. This edition reinforces the need for healthcare security programs to have specific, risk based, processes developed, through collaborative planning and work by multi-disciplinary teams. It is recognized that the utilization of the updated guidelines will vary from facility to facility depending upon the security vulnerability assessment and other factors. 
 
Major Changes Since Last Printing: 
  • 02.11 Firearms in the Healthcare Security Program
  • 03.08 Gang Awareness and Activities 
  • 03.09 Sensitive Investigations
  • 04.08 Duress & Panic Alarms and Response
  • 05.02.03 Security Role in High-Risk Patient Watches
  • 05.03 Violent Patient/ Patient Visitor Management 
  • 07.07.09 Retail Services 
  • 08.11 Highly Infectious Communicable Disease Response