Healthcare
Through the SIA Health Care Security Interest Group, SIA works to address the security requirements of hospitals and health care environments. People receiving medical care are uniquely vulnerable to a range of security threats that require tailored physical security requirements but hospitals also increasingly confront new threats like that of ransomware.
Mitigating the Risk of Workplace Violence in Health Care Settings
Violence in the workplace continues to be a major problem in medical facilities, despite a decline in overall assault rates nationally in recent years. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that workplace violence is four times more common in health care settings than in private industry, in general, and that about one-tenth of…
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Diagnosing Security Challenges
Developing the secure hospital of the future starts with planning and collaboration today A hospital in America continues to be one of the most dangerous places to work. Health care organizations face a varied and constantly evolving threat landscape, from longstanding issues with workplace violence and infant abductions to more modern malicious activities such as…
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SIA New Member Profile: HSI Sensing
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is pleased to welcome aboard HSI Sensing, Chickasha, Oklahoma, as a new SIA Member! We caught up with Travis Posey, HSI Sensing Vice President of Business Development, to learn more about the sensor manufacturer. Are you at ISC West? Visit HSI Sensing at Booth 047. Or visit the company’s website at…
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An Eye for Fraud
Iris recognition technology offers one of the most effective ways to prevent medical identity theft and false claims In 2013, according to the FBI, insurance fraud totaled $80 billion. These costs are borne by insurers, but the companies typically pass them on to providers, who, in turn, may pass them on to patients. At the…
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By the Power of Ethernet
PoE gives smaller facilities more access control options Physical electronic security for non-enterprise applications is now as simple as tapping into the nearest Ethernet connection to power and control doors via web browser and low-voltage access and egress devices. There are a variety of cost-effective, code-compliant, low-power solutions for electronic access control of door openings…
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SIA Health Care Group Cites Concerns with Pokémon GO
Game poses challenges for hospitals, says Security Industry Association SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) Health Care Security Interest Group has concerns about the potential negative impact that Pokémon GO could have on hospital security. Pokémon GO was released in the United States by Niantic on July 6 for iOS and Android…
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Security Industry Association Launches Health Care Security Interest Group
Interest group to provide resources that will enhance security in healthcare environments Silver Spring, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) is proud to announce that it has launched the SIA Health Care Security Interest Group to help address challenges related to security issues in hospitals and other healthcare settings. The group includes representatives of…
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IAHSS Foundation Announces Newly Appointed Board Members
Ron Hawkins, SIA Director of Industry Relations, among appointees to IAHSS Foundation Board. Silver Spring, Md. — The International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety Foundation (IAHSS Foundation) established in 1981 as an extension of the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) to foster and promote educational and scientific research and develop a…
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SIA Backs Biometrics to Improve Integrity of Medicare, Medicaid Programs
Comments submitted to Senate Finance Committee SILVER SPRING, MD. Biometric technology could provide a highly effective way to reduce fraud in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, the Security Industry Association (SIA) advised the Senate Finance Committee on Friday. The committee, which has jurisdiction over Medicare and Medicaid, on May 2 released an open letter in which it…
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