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A Secure Healthcare Prescription Hospitals are improving security, operational efficiencies, and patient safety
BHy Courtney Dillon Pedersen
ospitals and other healthcare facilities face unique se- curity and surveillance challenges. These often large, multi-building/multi-level facilities operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, year-round—there is no downtime allowed for their operation.
In most cases, these environments are fairly open with staff mem- bers, patients and their families, vendors, emergency and support teams always moving throughout the facility. With a mix of many
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different common areas including waiting rooms, pharmacies, res- taurants, gift shops, parking and many private and restricted areas, healthcare properties require a high level of flexibility and reliability from their security systems.
A Real-time Situational Picture
While hospitals, clinics, laboratories, doctors’ offices and nursing homes may use some physical security technologies such as security
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