Overview

Hospital and Healthcare Security, Seventh Edition reflects the current state of healthcare security, particularly in data security and privacy, patient-generated violence, new technologies, and regulatory changes. The book explains the basics and higher expertise concerns, such as the roles of design, emergency management, and policy. Conveying a wide spectrum of topics in an easy-to-comprehend format, it provides a thorough understanding of how the modern healthcare security program should be structured, resourced, and integrated around the principles of people, processes, and technology. This industry-leading resource includes best practices, security master planning, and how to layer in protection philosophies in policies and procedures. Due to rapid changes in violence in healthcare, regulatory requirements, litigation, accreditation standards, advancements in technology, and new healthcare security issues and topics, the new edition contains approximately 25-30% new and updated data and corresponding examples. It is deemed by healthcare executives, accrediting agencies, and industry associations to set the standard of care for healthcare security systems and programs.

Full Product Details

Author:   Tony W. York (Executive Vice President, Healthcare, Paladin Security Group; Founder and Principal Consultant, FlyBox, LLC, CO, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Butterworth-Heinemann Inc
Edition:   7th edition
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9780443265600

ISBN 10:   0443265607
Pages:   860
Publication Date:   01 March 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

1. The Healthcare Environment 2. The Mission of Healthcare Security 3. Healthcare Security Risks and Vulnerabilities 4. Managing the Basic Elements of Healthcare Security 5. Security Department Organization and Staffing Model 6. Leadership & Professional Development 7. The Healthcare Security Officer 8. Training and Development 9. The Security Uniform and Defensive Equipment 10. Security Staffing and Deployment 11. Program Documentation and Key Performance Measures 12. Patient Care Involvement and Intervention 13. Human Resources and Staff Responsibilities 14. Employee Involvement and Security Awareness 15. Investigative Activity 16. Security Design for Healthcare 17. Physical Security Safeguards 18. Security Systems 19. Violence in Healthcare 20. Areas of Higher Risk 21. Areas of Special Concern 22. Parking and the External Environment 23. Off-Campus Programs and Services 24. Emergency Preparedness – Planning and Management 25. A Primer for Healthcare Executives Appendix IAHSS Healthcare Security Guidelines Placement

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Tony W. York, CHPA, CPP is an influential leader in the healthcare security field with over 30 years of healthcare security executive experience. He is a past president of IAHSS (‘07-’08) and a long-standing leader of the Council on Guidelines. He is also a founding member and contributing author to the Security Design Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities. He has won numerous awards for his contributions to the advancement of healthcare security. He is board-certified in security management with Certified Protection Professional designation and Distinguished Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator. He holds an Executive MBA from the University of Denver, M.S. in Loss Prevention and Safety from Eastern Kentucky University, and a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice from Appalachian State University. He is currently Executive Vice President – Healthcare for the Paladin Security Group and the founder and principal consultant for FlyBox, LLC, a safeness consultancy.

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